When Zhang Xutuo saw Xu Zi getting closer to his subordinates while talking and laughing, he couldn't help but give the young man another high look. He had already heard of Li Xu's reputation for bravery, and his colleagues praised him for his reputation as a brave man.
He was also known as brave because of his unruly nature. It is said that this man once publicly defied Yu Wenshu, the first man in the Sui army, after the Battle of Hulao Pass, which made General Yu Wen angry and had to take away his title.
Who knew that this boy was not convinced, and actually went to the emperor to complain, which disturbed the civil and military affairs of the court. What is amazing is that after the imperial lawsuit was over, the usually majestic Yuwenshu actually disappeared.
What kind of advantage did they take? Not only did they lose half of You Wuhou's army, but they also watched His Majesty the Emperor give General Li Lang a promotion.
Zhang Xutuo has never had a good impression of the old thief Yuwenshu. But this does not mean that he agrees with the legendary Li Xu's actions of offending his superiors and being arrogant. Proud people are usually thorns in the side, and they often let themselves suffer because of their excessive pride.
He and the people around him have to pay a huge price. The old general can ensure this with decades of experience in reviewing people. Therefore, he is not very satisfied with the arrangement of the court sending Li Xu to assist him in suppressing bandits. In fact, Qijun Jun soldiers are now
What is lacking is not brave generals or famous generals, but material supplies. In recent years, there have been repeated entanglements with the rebels. The civilians have become poorer and poorer as they fight, and they can no longer afford the equipment supply for the county soldiers. In order to make up for the shortfall, the old general was forced to use
Although he was unwilling to use many methods, he still could not get enough weapons and armor for his soldiers.
If Zhang Xutuo forcibly collects the cost of raising troops from the people, he will definitely get a lot of money. But he can't bear to do this. In the eyes of the old general, most of the so-called rebels are ordinary people who can't live a good life. They initially
The purpose of the rebellion was just to have food to eat. After discovering that eating with a knife was more effective than digging in the fields with a hoe, he became a rogue bandit who went around robbing homes and houses. Zhang Xutuo had no right to interfere with the safety of the people in other places, but
Within the scope of his own defense, Zhang Xutuo was unwilling to do anything that forced good people to become thieves.
The rebels at the foot of the hill began to make noise again. About three hundred strong men wearing gray cloth and gray scarves on their heads held up their shields and lined up. These were the gray-shirted soldiers from Shizihe, with gray heads on their heads.
The fluttering headscarf is their symbol. The two groups of bandits work together to rob, but the power and profits between each other must be clearly divided. To a certain extent, they are also businessmen, doing business of exchanging human lives for money. Zhang Xu
Tuo smiled and looked away from a distance. The rebels were like this, and the Sui officers and soldiers were similar. When the county soldiers fought, the government soldiers rarely helped. This time, His Majesty the Emperor sent a government soldier general to join the county soldiers in the battle, which was a breakthrough.
past practice.
"The enemy armies are not in harmony!" Li Xu walked up to Zhang Xutuo, holding his bow, and asked for his opinion in a low voice. "The general thinks that we beat one side hard and show some mercy to the other side. Over time, they themselves
There will definitely be a fuss!”
"The ones with gray cloth turbans on their heads belong to one group, and their leader is Shi Zihe, who was a famous plasterer back then. The ones with white cloth belts around their waists belong to another group, and their leader is Pei Changcai, a gangster who sells rat poison.
Dirty!" Zhang Xutuo nodded and did not directly answer Li Xu's suggestion. The young man was not as unruly and unruly as the legend said, nor was he as mindless as the legend said. He changed his evaluation of Li Xu again in his heart.
"Perhaps someone is slandering him!" the old general thought to himself, turned around, and ordered everyone. "After a while, Shixin and Chongmu will attack first, and kill this group of gray-shirted soldiers. Don't cause too many casualties."
Shu Bao and Zhong Jian fight for the second round, killing as many as they can. If Shi Zihe's men are defeated, Pei Changcai's troops will definitely come up and take turns!"
Chongmu is the name of Dugu Lin. This young man from a prominent family was not convinced by Li Xu, and Zhang Xutuo had already noticed it. So he put Luo Shixin and Dugu Lin together. Although they matched in personality,
It would be more suitable for Li Xu to team up with him.
"Yes!" Li Xu and several others handed over their hands at the same time.
"Zhong Jian and I will play the first round! Shixin and Chongmu have just attacked, so take a breath first!" Qin Shubao was always cautious, so he thought about it and suggested.
"Yeah! That's fine." Zhang Xutuo nodded and agreed. "You two get on the horse first. After I fire the first arrow, rush down immediately!"
"Honor your order!" Li Xu and Qin Shubao agreed and jumped on their mounts.
Qin Shubao is about the same height as Li Xu, but his shoulders are several inches wider than Li Xu. He holds a spear that is eight feet long. The blade is half a foot longer than an ordinary spear, and there are sharp blades on both sides. See Li Xu's
The weapons were too short, so Qin Shubao took the initiative to ride his horse in front of the opponent. "I will rush in and kill their leader. You use bows and arrows to harass the rest and create opportunities for me. The rogue bandits are different from the regular army. As long as the leader of the group dies, they will be killed."
Others immediately lost their courage!"
"Brother Shu Bao, don't worry, I should be able to hit it from this distance!" Li Xu smiled and pointed slightly toward the center of the enemy with his bow, pointing directly at the leader of the bandits who was hunched forward holding a wooden shield. That guy is on the battlefield.
She didn't have much experience, and half of her body was exposed outside the shield. The enemy at this distance was simply a living target for Asahi.
Qin Shubao's eyebrows jumped in surprise. He didn't expect Xuzi to be so confident in his shooting skills. "Okay, the wind direction on the mountain is changeable!" He kindly helped Xuzi find a step down. The other party was eager to establish his prestige.
He understands it very well. As a man who is forty-three years old and has been in the position of a low-level officer for many years, he can understand the sorrow of a tree without roots. (Note 2)
Before Li Xu could explain, the enemy troops had already begun to charge. Going against the hillside, they were not running very fast. As they ran, the formation began to become scattered. Zhang Xutuo silently held the arrow and calculated in his mind.
The distance between the rebels and himself was one hundred paces, ninety paces, seventy paces. He loosened his bowstring and shot a resounding arrow.
"Tsk--" The long arrow let out a shrill scream, and shot into the chest of a grass bandit who was running at the front. The man's figure suddenly stagnated, and he stepped back a few steps, fell, and grunted.
Rolling down the hillside. Qin Shubao quickly knocked the stirrup, and the yellow gelding under his hip roared, leaping into the air with all four hooves, and rushed down. His riding skills are very superb, and the war horse under his hip is also a rare good horse, two
He jumped and rushed into the enemy formation.
With his hands raised and lowered, Qin Shubao flew away the two people closest to him. Then he lightly kicked the stirrup with his right leg and ordered his mount to run diagonally, cut through the enemy formation, and went straight to the small leader in the team.
He regretfully found that he missed the target. The little leader had two arrows stuck in his body. One was shot in the chest, and the other was inserted into the eye socket. Either one was fatal. Qin Shubao quickly glanced at Li Xu
, then swept half a circle with the long spear in his hand, knocking down several grass bandits who were trying to recapture the leader's body, and then made a side cut, knocking the panicked enemies down the hillside one by one.
Li Xu shot the three planned arrows before Heifeng broke into the enemy's formation. He shot the leader of the group to death, and then shot to death the flag bearer holding the gray cloth flag. The rebels were very poor and had only the clothes on their backs.
They were all dyed with grass ash, and it was impossible to afford armor. So these three arrows were not wasted at all, and they directly took two lives.
Not caring about giving any mercy to the enemy, Xuzi hid his bow and drew his sword. The moment Heifeng stepped into the enemy's formation, he used the inertia of the blade to wipe away a man's chest. Blood spurted out behind him and splashed all over the people nearby.
Several gangsters had their faces covered with blood. Those people screamed at the top of their lungs and fled in panic with their eyes closed.
Xu Zi did not chase them, but moved his horse across them. He also took a diagonal path, which was exactly the opposite direction to Qin Shubao. The task of the two men was to completely overwhelm the enemy, not to cause more casualties.
The moment before rushing down the mound, Xuzi discovered that Qin Shubao was a talented general. This person knew that if Luo Shixin and Dugu Lin were to complete this task, it would definitely be too heavy a kill. So he took the initiative to attack in the first round, both
It made up for the general's lack of careful consideration without damaging the face of his colleagues.
For bandits without any training, war horses are almost their natural nemesis. They don't know how to effectively use the long weapons in their hands, nor do they know how to protect each other. Xuzi's black knife quickly wiped out the second person, that was a
A man in his forties with an unkempt beard. When he saw the war horse rushing toward him, the man hesitated and did not hold his head and run away like other companions. This moment of bravery cost him his life, and the sharp black knife cut off
The blood vessels on his neck were broken. The brave man was spinning in circles, holding his neck with his fingers, trying to keep the life and blood in his body. After spinning a few times, he stumbled and fell down. His eyes were wide open.
, looking at the last ray of sunshine in winter in my life with nostalgia.
After running one hundred and fifty steps laterally, Xuzi turned the horse's head again. There were no enemies around him, and the bandits could not muster more courage in front of the sharp blade. He slowed down and slowly retreated to the pavilion.
Not far away, Qin Shubao also ended his pursuit of the enemy and rode his horse towards him.
"I killed four! I injured about twenty!" Qin Shubao stretched out his hand and patted Xu Zi on the shoulder. He did not praise the opponent's good archery skills. The facts that have been proven by the results of the battle do not need to be praised. He is now
You need to position yourself correctly and treat the other person as a friend and a good opponent at the same time.
"I killed seven, and I must have less injuries than you." Li Xu smiled and punched Qin Shubao in return. "I don't know how to use the sword. This knife is too sharp..." Qin Shubao is better at controlling weapons than himself, Xu said.
Zi had to admit that the Zhangba Changshan was like a life in the opponent's hands and could be used at will. He asked himself that he couldn't do this, and no one among his friends seemed to be able to do it.
"Let's go and have a rest, and let's take a look at Shixin and Chongmu. Shixin's shooting skills are better than mine, and Chongmu's shooting skills are as good as yours!" Qin Shubao nodded, understanding the dissatisfaction in Li Xu's words. But he was a little bit
Don't even be angry. As a man, you must have this kind of unwillingness to admit defeat.
"I am willing to cheer for them two!" Li Xu laughed and walked back together with Qin Shubao. They jumped off their horses one after another and found a place to sit down comfortably in the pavilion. Another shout of death came from the hillside.
The two turned a blind eye to the enemy's behavior. With Old General Zhang in the middle and two trustworthy brothers charging forward, they were very assured of their own safety. (To be continued)
