Half a month ago, Guo Fangyu, a bandit from Beihai County, went to Niushan again, trying to make a fortune in Zichuan at the end of the year. Zhang Xutuo led his brothers from Qi County to give the rebels a "violent gouge"
, chased them all the way into Yaoshan Mountain before returning in armor. Ten people entered the city at midnight last night and dispersed to go home to rest. Unexpectedly, just after breakfast this morning, a scout horse came back to report that Pei Changcai and Shi Zihe
A famous bandit captured Changqing County in Jibei County three days ago and plundered all the food and livestock in the city. Now he is crossing the border in a menacing manner, with his troops pointing directly at Licheng. (Note 1)
The incident happened in a hurry and it was too late to summon the county soldiers. Zhang Xutuo had no choice but to ask the county governor Pei Cao to organize the army on his behalf. He led his trusted generals Qin Shubao, Luo Shixin and Dugu Lin out of the city to investigate the enemy's situation. Everyone had just arrived in the west.
When they set up the He Pavilion, they saw the bandit soldiers sweeping in from the sky like dark clouds. Several people could not bear to see their fellow villagers who had not had time to evacuate into the city being slaughtered by the bandit soldiers. In their haste, they got wise and raised the battle flag directly beside the pavilion. The bandit army was always fearful.
Zhang Xutuo was famous for his reputation. Seeing that he only had three subordinates under his command, he was afraid of being ambushed, so he stopped his troops near Xifanghe Pavilion and did not dare to attack. Just when the enemy and we were in a stalemate, a sudden earthquake came from behind the rebel army.
The sky screamed for death, and a famous warrior rode through the formation, one man and two men.
Zhang Xutuo admired this man's bravery and quickly ordered Qin Shubao and Luo Shixin to go to meet him. As a result, he just received the arm assigned to him by the court.
"Li Zhongjian, the last general, has been ordered to come and listen to General Zhang's dispatch!" Li Xu saw an old general wearing the iron clothes of a fourth-grade Sui general under the pavilion, and knew that this man must be Zhang Xutuo. He jumped off his horse and
Take two quick steps and clasp your fists in greeting.
"I heard that the imperial court sent General Li to come to help, and I was looking forward to it day and night. I didn't expect General Li to actually attack me from behind the enemy at a critical moment!" Zhang Xutuo just saw Xuzi break through the enemy's formation alone, and he was very surprised.
I admired his bravery. When he heard his name, he immediately got off his horse, stood in awe with his hands raised, and solemnly returned the military salute.
"Dugu Lin, deputy commander of the Licheng County Army, has met General Li!" Another military general who was following Zhang Xutuo also came forward to say hello. His official position was slightly lower than that of Li Xu. According to military regulations, he must take the initiative to salute his superiors. However,
The county soldiers have always been in a different system from the government soldiers. The imperial court suddenly dropped a general from the fourth rank to join them, which really made people feel uncomfortable.
"I've seen Lieutenant Dugu!" Li Xu turned sideways, cupped his fists, and returned the salute. When he first arrived, he was very sensitive to the reaction of the local generals. Qin Shubao and Luo Shixin had just fought side by side with him, and they had seen each other's skills, so they naturally felt
Be more cordial. Zhang Xutuo has a reputation of being tolerant, and he is his superior, so he won't have too much rejection of him. But this Captain Dugu feels a bit cold to others, and his gestures
They all showed an attitude of rejecting others from thousands of miles away.
At present, Xuzi had no time to argue with others. He looked around and quickly observed the situation of both the enemy and ourselves. He found that the pavilion beside him was not far from Licheng, and the city wall could be vaguely seen from here. The people in the brigade were looking at each other.
They swarmed towards the city. Two groups of soldiers stood with weapons in hand, apparently maintaining the order of entering the city. Apart from that, no soldiers from their own side could be seen. Under the mound, thieves swarmed in.
There are at least 15,000 troops in the army. The flags should come from two forces, one holding a gray flag and the other holding a dark red flag.
"The enemy army is approaching fiercely!" Li Xu hugged Zhang Xutuo and concluded in a low voice. The mound under his feet was just blocking the only way to Licheng. If the enemy army did not want to go far around, they must leave from near the pavilion.
Passing through the official road, General Zhang chose an ideal blocking point, but where his soldiers were lying in ambush, Li Xu didn't see any of them.
Before he could continue to ask questions, the bandits at the foot of the mountain started shouting loudly again. They had heard for a long time that Licheng was rich and came fiercely, but they were blocked by four people under a small mound. After a long time, it was inevitable that they would feel irritable. Seeing each other now
He actually didn't take himself seriously at all, and just kept on "chatting", so he couldn't help but cursed in anger. Waves of obscene words with a southern and northern accent came one after another, making it so noisy that even people talking face to face could not hear clearly.
Luo Shixin was furious, said hello to Zhang Xutuo, mounted his horse again and rushed down the mound. While galloping in front of the enemy, he sternly provoked: "You have the guts to come out to fight, are you all shrews selling meat?"
Well, you can do nothing but curse!"
The battle between the two armies is based on the generals' strategies and the quality of the troops. It is not about gangsters grabbing territory. How can there be such a method of one-on-one combat? But at the moment, the county soldiers are gathering and will not be able to leave the city for a while. So Zhang Xutuo
If someone can delay the rebels, they will naturally delay for a while longer.
The rebels didn't know that Luo Shixin was a deceitful person, so they were startled by his sudden move, and their voices suddenly became quieter. They rushed forward in a hurry, but Luo Shixin refused to stand still and be beaten. He mobilized his war horses to make a quick circle in front of the enemy.
Having used up his prestige, he turned around and ran back halfway up the mound. Then, he turned his mount around and charged down again, cursing as he charged, "Come up and challenge me if you have the guts. No one has a meaner mouth than a woman!"
. Without waiting for the other party to make any reaction, he quickly went back. Pei Changcai, Shi Zihe and others were furious, but there was nothing they could do against him.
A group of bandits couldn't stand it anymore and took the lead in launching an attack. They chased Luo Shixin's footsteps and tried to retaliate. On the pavilion, Dugu Lin saw Luo Shixin's strength and also rushed forward with his horse. While he was approaching Luo Shixin,
While raising his horn bow, he instantly shot down three enemy soldiers who were chasing him.
The enemy's momentum was blocked by the feathered arrows, and their pace suddenly slowed down. Luo Shixin suddenly took his mount, whirled on the spot, and spun around like a dragon, poking the chest of the person closest to him. That was a hand-held
The monk with the iron rod ran too fast, so he was out of touch with his team. Seeing a long tree suddenly appeared in front of him, he had no time to dodge, so he had to use the iron bar to hit it. How could Luo Shixin let him hit the long tree? His arm shook slightly.
He shook and let go of the iron rod. Then he struck again with his backhand, stabbing Monk Hua, who couldn't bear the loneliness, to the core.
"Yeah!" Luo Shixin shouted, struggling to lift the monk's body, and threw him directly towards the group of people who rushed up the hillside. Several rebels were running up the hillside, panting, when suddenly a bomb fell down in mid-air.
When people came, he couldn't escape, and two more were knocked down on the spot. Before the others could recover, Luo Shixin's long spear had arrived. "Puff!" "Puff!" Two thieves who were facing him were knocked down.
The soldier stabbed them over, then extended his long spear downwards, stabbing the other two people who were lying on the ground to death.
These attacks happened in the blink of an eye, and the thieves had no time to react correctly. When they realized that they had suffered a loss, Luo Shixin rode away again, and Dugu Lin cut off his back with his horned bow. If anyone dared to pursue him, they were met head-on.
arrow.
The rebels bent their bows to fight back, but the quality of the bows and arrows in their hands was too poor to aim at the fast-moving targets. Occasionally, two arrows hit the target, but the force was too weak and could not penetrate the iron bodies of Luo Shixin and Dugu Lin.
armor.
"Why did General Zhang lead three men to fight?" Li Xu looked around and found that there were no signs of an ambush around him, so he lowered his voice and asked.
"The county soldiers dispersed and went home to rest at midnight last night. It was difficult to gather them in a hurry!" Zhang Xutuo explained with a wry smile and shook his head.
"God!" Li Xu, who understood the true situation, secretly screamed in admiration. He originally thought that he was brave enough, but he didn't expect to meet someone more courageous. Under Liyang City, the Xiongwu Camp fought five thousand against thirty thousand
, has created a miracle in the battles of the Sui army in recent years. At this moment, Zhang Xutuo actually defeated 20,000 bandits with four people. No matter whether he lost or won this battle, future generations will regard it as a legend.
"General Li, are you afraid? I just saw you showing no fear when you were guarding your luggage!" Dugu Lin happened to be riding back to the pavilion. Hearing that Li Xu thought there were few people here, he couldn't help but sneered.
"Inside the luggage is the military document and seal of the imperial court. Although Li is timid, he dare not let it fall into the hands of thieves!" Li Xu smiled, took out the military document and seal from the luggage and handed it to Zhang Xutuo
Test. Both Dugu Lin and Luo Shixin are high-minded guys, which can be seen from their performance in battle. In front of proud people, Xu Zi doesn't want to be underestimated.
Zhang Xutuo read the military document and the seal and returned it to Li Xu. He never doubted the authenticity of Li Xu's identity from the beginning. He had a horse, a black sword, and a young face with a beard. These characteristics
It's so obvious that if the thieves want to find someone to pretend to be, it's really hard to find one.
"You're injured, go back to the city and rest first." He was always tolerant. Seeing that the wound on Asahi's shoulder was still bleeding, he suggested in a low voice.
Xuzi shook his head gently and slowly put away the seal. Military experience told him that if he retreated first today, he would never have to think about speaking loudly in front of the Qijun soldiers. Thinking of this, he asked Tu Tu again.
Qiuxia glanced around and found that the arrogance of the bandits under the mound was no longer as arrogant as before. They had suffered a big loss at the hands of Luo Shixin, and they were discussing a more secure attack strategy.
"The final battle will take some time!" Asahi explained to everyone while taking out a short blade from his luggage. Under everyone's astonished gaze, he swung the knife to cut open the clothes on the injured shoulder, and then gently picked it out with the tip of the knife.
There were wooden thorns left in the flesh. Then, he took a pack of gold sore medicine and sealed the wound. Then, he cut off a section of his sleeve and wrapped the wound with the medicine powder tightly.
"The four of us are enough here!" Qin Shubao saw that Li Xu was sweating in pain but said nothing. He felt a little admiration in his heart and stepped forward to pat him on the shoulder and suggested.
"Since you're here, count me as one." Li Xu responded with a generous smile. At the same time, he took out the armor presented by Duke Tang from his luggage, "Brother Shu Bao, lend me a hand and help me tie the armor silk ribbon on the back!"
He asked with a smile, putting on his armor carefully. (To be continued)
