The behavior of the Wagang Army cannot be judged by common sense. Early the next morning, the Qijun and Beihai Allied Forces had just blocked the only road out of the mountain. The envoy of the Wagang Army came to the gate of the camp. Two more people came with him.
Ten strong men were escorting more than 20 slightly injured county soldiers who had been rescued on the battlefield yesterday, and were also carrying a dozen county soldiers who were unable to walk due to serious injuries.
After the envoy saw Qin Shubao in the Chinese army tent, he took half a step forward and bowed his hands in salute. "Xie Yingdeng, the envoy of the Wagang Army, paid homage to Qin Duwei. Yesterday, when cleaning the battlefield, our army rescued more than a dozen seriously injured and more than twenty injured people.
The Qijun brothers who were not too heavy had to stay in the army for one night because it was already dark at that time. Today I heard that your army had moved to the mountain pass, so I sent them back to Governor Qin together!" (Note:
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"Thank you for your kindness, General. I, the children of Qijun, will definitely repay your kindness today!" Qin Shubao stood up from his seat and returned a flat bow with his hands. His face was a little red. In order to avoid greater losses yesterday, he
He ordered everyone to evacuate without inspecting the battlefield. Today, his opponent rescued all the wounded and returned them with gifts. This behavior was more of a demonstration than magnanimity.
"Qin Lieutenant, please don't be polite. This time, our Wagang Army was entrusted to come to rescue our comrades. The offending is really unacceptable!" Xie Yingden smiled and replied. He was wearing a blue shirt and had a head on his head.
Confucianism Guan, compared to the legendary bandit who kills without blinking an eye, this dress looks more like a traveling scholar. Especially after he smiled, the sun suddenly wrote all over his face, and even the tense atmosphere in the big tent was gone.
It was diluted by three points in an instant.
"I seem to have seen this person somewhere!" Looking at the other person's free and easy smiling face, Xuzi thought to himself. Looking through all the corners of his memory, he knew that he had never met such a young friend. The other person looked too young, even younger than
I am still much younger, but that smile seems familiar, especially the confidence that occasionally shows, as if it had been by my side a long time ago.
"Where did General Xie come from? I have long heard that the Wagang Army is the best in the world. It is a great blessing in life that we can ask for advice in person!" Qin Shubao sat down with a smile, as if standing in the hall was an old friend whom he had not seen for many years. The Wagang Army
This is the strongest opponent he has encountered since his debut. Yesterday it was hard to tell the winner on the battlefield, and today in the battle of words, he didn't want to lag behind the others by even half a point.
"Qin Duwei is too polite. The Wagang Army is just a group of miserable people who have no way out. They are desperate and desperate. How can they be called elite? But the cavalry under the command of the Duwei are truly indestructible and invincible." Xie Yingden
He arched his hands again, and the expression on his face, body movements and words in his mouth all revealed a sense of humility.
"Thank you so humbly, General. In yesterday's battle, our Qijun children did not have the slightest advantage. Your army advanced and retreated in a controlled manner, and Qin admired it very much!" Qin Shubao waved his hand, acting magnanimously and calmly, like a hospitable host.
The purpose of coming to his military camp was not to say a few tasteless polite words, but the visitor refused to go straight to the point, so he had to stop silently.
"It's so boring!" Luo Shi cursed secretly in confidence. What he didn't like to hear the most was these tasteless nonsense. If you want to fight, fight. The two armies are enemies, but mother-in-law and mother-in-law keep talking endlessly. If there is a fight,
If you beat me like this, you might as well go home and hug a woman.
Fortunately, Xie Yingden didn't want to waste too much time. After the voice was changed, his words no longer sounded as pleasant as before. Especially in the ears of Luo Shixin and others, those words could be described as "shameless".
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"Since it's hard to tell the difference between our two families, why don't Lieutenant Qin clear a path and let me go down the mountain to escape?" Xie Yingden suggested with a smile, as if he was making a trivial deal with the other party.
"I appreciate the general's kindness. But our responsibilities are ours, and we dare not abandon the official position for personal reasons." Qin Shubao sat up straight and replied coldly. This was the biggest joke he heard today. A group of bandits actually came to fight with the official.
negotiate with the military and put on a gesture of charity.
"General Qin, doesn't he cherish the lives of his children in his hometown? You have already driven the people on the mountain out of Qi County. The general's reputation has been established, so why bother to kill them all?" Xie Yingdeng seemed to have expected that Qin Shubao would give him a negative answer, and he did not rush
He added another sentence.
"Come here, take five hundred coins, load them in a cart and give them to General Xie to take back. They will be used as redemption money for the brothers." Qin Shubao waved his hand and ordered. He knew what Xie Yingdeng was talking about. Who told him to ask for it just now?
Give the other party something in return! But there are many ways to repay, and it does not mean betraying your responsibilities.
"Qin Lieutenant, wait!" Xie Yingden stretched out his hand to stop the soldiers who were going out. "We, the Wagang Army, are not bandits who kidnap people for money. Since we sent back the captured heroes of Qi County, we didn't want any ransom in the first place.
.What I say today is a suggestion that is beneficial to both you and me. I hope the general will think twice!"
"I don't see the benefit. You are thieves and we are officers and soldiers. It is natural for thieves to kidnap people and ask for redemption. It is only natural for officers and soldiers to go up the mountain to catch thieves!" Dugu Lin came out of the crowd and shouted proudly.
"That's not necessarily the case. In this world, the so-called officials and thieves are just that one used a big seal when robbing, and the other used a knife and gun when robbing!" The messenger looked at Dugu Lin's face, responded with a smile, and choked him.
Shivered.
"The thief is rude. You are really capable. We are just good at fighting with swords and guns. Don't talk about it here!" Luo Shixin saw that Dugu Lin was at a disadvantage with just one word. He could no longer hold back and rushed forward to grab the opponent's neck.
Although the messenger Xie Yingdeng was wearing scholar's clothes, his hands and feet moved very neatly. His body took half a step back, turned slightly, and was out of Luo Shixin's control.
"Of course it's good to be able to learn from General Luo's martial arts skills." He clasped his fists in front of him and seemed to be saluting, but in fact, he used his hands to push the arm that Luo Shixin was grabbing aside. "But when the two armies are fighting,
Killing three thousand enemies will cost you at least eight hundred. Even if you kill us all this time, within half a year, there will be wars everywhere around Qi County!"
"Shixin, please don't hurt the guest!" Qin Shubao shouted in a low voice. Just like yesterday when the two armies fought, his side still did not gain the upper hand in today's civil war. This made him feel extremely upset. But what happened to the Wagang army?
How many years have there been heroes? Yesterday’s general looked like he was only in his early twenties, but today’s lobbyist must be sixteen or seventeen years old at most!
"Hmph!" Luo Shixin snorted coldly from his nostrils and stepped aside angrily. If the other party was not acting as a messenger, he would have wanted to punch him flat. But this would probably take a lot of effort. This person was between advance and retreat.
His steps are light and free, and it is difficult to defeat him with three moves and five moves.
"Thank you, General, for please come back. Since we have received a salary from the imperial court, we should do our best. As for what will happen in half a year, we and other warriors cannot predict it!" After Qin Shubao dismissed Luo Shixin, he stood up and handed over to the envoy.
"I might as well say frankly that if the imperial court continues to play like this, there will only be more and more rogue bandits in the wilds, and you, the elite of Qijun, will lose them every time they fight!" Xie Yingden shook his head, still with a smile on his face.
"The elites in Qi County are getting fewer and fewer, but the number of thieves in the world will only increase!" This sentence struck the hearts of all the generals like thunder. Especially Qin Shubao, he saw with his own eyes the fact that more and more bandits have been suppressed in recent years.
What I see is that when I was as young as Luo Shixin, I spent all day idle in the Yamen and was bored. Now I spend more than half of the year fighting. If I want to rest at the end of the year, I have to see if the thieves are happy or not. Think of this
, his body went limp for no reason, and he almost agreed to the other party's request. "Can your Wagang Army guarantee that these people will never come around Qijun again?" Qin Shubao asked blankly. After the words came out, he immediately understood that he had made a big mistake, and he would
Turning his eyes to Li Xu, he changed his words and said: "You can't guarantee it. Besides, the sins these people committed in Beihai County will never be redeemed. If I let them go today, where will the laws of the court be placed?"
"Please Qin Duwei think twice!" Xie Yingden cupped his fists towards Qin Shubao, and then naturally turned his body to Li Xu, "I also ask General Li Lang to think twice. My military commander Xu said that he does not want to fight against the heroes of Qi County again unless it is absolutely necessary!
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"I don't want to fight Brother Maogong again, but God is playing tricks on me, so what choice do I have!" Li Xu heard a voice shouting in his heart. He felt that his mouth was bitter, as if he had eaten yellow lotus.
It was so uncomfortable. Yesterday when the two armies were facing each other, he recognized the opponent's general as his life and death brother Xu Dayan. Today, Xie Yingden seemed to have casually mentioned it, but actually mentioned it deliberately, which made him confirm the opponent's identity.
But so what? Qin Shubao was worried about his status as a general of the imperial court, so he did not dare to trade with the Wagang Army easily. Didn’t he care about the fierce looks around him? The so-called fate makes people behave in the same way. Big Eyes wanted to become a nobleman that day, and he
His only wish was to be a hawker safely. As a result, the one who wanted to be a hawker became the second-class uncle of the imperial court, just like a bourgeois on probation. And the one who wanted to be a gentry became the king of Juxiaoshanlin!
"Wagang County has no bad behavior in Qilu. For the sake of sending the brothers back today, if they leave on their own, I suggest that Lieutenant Qin let them live!" Xuzi hugged Qin Shubao and said business was business.
He suggested in a tone of voice. No one could see the despair in his eyes, and he hid everything in his heart. "If the Niushan bandits from Qi Guoyuan also want to fish in troubled waters, please go back and tell your military advisor, General Xie." He turned his head and said deeply to Xie Yingden
He gave a salute and said, "Li and all the brothers are responsible for protecting the country and the people, so they have to risk their lives to stop them."
"This Li Zhongjian, why bother talking to death!" Qin Shubao did not expect that Li Xu would reject the other party's suggestion. It would be easy to understand if Luo Shixin and Dugu Lin said such words. Because one of them is ruthless and the other is arrogant.
None of them know how to weigh the priorities. But Li Zhongjian has always given people the impression that he is a soft-hearted person, so why is he so ruthless at this moment?
While he was feeling annoyed, he heard the envoy asked in shock: "Does General Li really not miss you at all, or what you're feeling today?"
"Justice and personal grudges cannot be balanced. I hope General Xie will forgive me!" Li Xu replied with a sigh, as if he had known Xie Yingdeng for a long time.
"With your Qijun soldiers and horses, you will definitely not be able to stop my Wagang army!" Xie Yingdeng looked around and shook his head repeatedly.
"If you don't try, how will you know?" Li Xu also shook his head, his smile suddenly became very relaxed, as if he had thrown away a heavy burden.
He realized that he was fighting Xu Dayan, and he was already timid before the fight. But that was yesterday, and after a night of depression, he suddenly understood that since the two of them were destined to meet again in this way, Instead of blindly escaping, it is better to give it a try. No matter whether you win or lose, you will live up to the friendship we had in the past.
"Yes, if you want to fight, just fight. Why are you shivering so much?" Luo Shixin noticed that Li Xu was becoming more and more interested in him, so he couldn't wait to help.
"Thank you, Chief, you should push the money back, otherwise, you will return empty-handed!" Dugu Lin didn't say anything, and when he did, he just taunted him.
"Go back and tell all the heroes on the mountain that I will be waiting for you at the exit of the mountain!" Seeing that several generals had made up their minds, Qin Shubao had no choice but to obey the public opinion. He walked out from behind the commander's case and saw off the guests in person.
"That's fine, I'll ask the generals again for advice someday!" Xie Yingden's eyebrows slightly jumped up, his tone became a bit angry, but his behavior was still polite. Before leaving the military tent, he turned around, as if inadvertently He asked again, "Yesterday I saw General Li's sharp sword skills on the battlefield. I wonder which hero he studied under?"
"Oh, he is a hero who lives in seclusion outside the Great Wall. I didn't ask for his name!" A face suddenly flashed in front of Li Xu's eyes. He finally understood why he looked so familiar to Xie Yingdeng. It turned out that this person was a descendant of the Xie family in Jiangnan. Remember. When they first joined the army, Tang Gong Li Yuan and Liu Hongji had already prepared the answer for themselves. At this moment, it just came in handy.
Amid everyone's suspicious gazes, Xu Zi added with a smile. "He makes a living by grinding mirrors for people, so he is called the old mirror grinder by the people around him! If Leader Xie has a chance to leave the fortress, eight hundred miles outside the Great Wall, weak Luoshui and Tai Between the rivers, there are traces of him!"
Note 1: The original word for "lice in the crotch" comes from "The Biography of the Master" written by Ruan Ji of the Jin Dynasty.
Note 2: Germinated wheat, the grain produced after the hulling of germinated wheat, is slightly toxic.
Note 3: Armored cavalry, heavy cavalry in the Sui Dynasty, in addition to saddles and stirrups, war horses are also equipped with: face curtain; chicken neck; chest; horse body armor; Weapons. This unit has very strong attack and defense power, but it later declined due to its high cost and poor mobility.
Note 4: Cheng Zhijie’s skills and weapons can be found in history books. According to the official history, he is by no means the lucky general with only three axes in the novel. This man came from a noble family (his great-grandfather was named Cheng Xing, who was Sima of Yanzhou in the Northern Qi Dynasty. His ancestral name is Cheng Zhe was a Sima of Jinzhou in the Northern Qi Dynasty. His father's name was Cheng Lou, who was the great Zhongzheng of Jizhou in the Northern Qi Dynasty. He was good at using the long spear and once rescued Pei Xingyan from an army of ten thousand horses (Pei Yuanqing in the commentary).
Historical records record that at that time, the enemy pierced Pei Xingyan's body with a spear. Cheng Zhijie held Pei Xingyan in his arms, broke the spear and stabbed the enemy general, who fell from his horse. The rest of the soldiers were frightened so that they did not dare to pursue him, and the two men finally escaped.
Note 5: Xie Ke, courtesy name Yingdeng. After Xie An in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, he joined the Wagang Army and later became a Taoist priest. He was very famous in the early Tang Dynasty. (To be continued)
