Li Xu's position was less than ten feet away from Wang Bodang. He only needed to take another half step forward on his horse, and he could capture the enemy alive. However, Heifeng refused to step forward no matter what.
It was quite spiritual. It realized that the incoming attackers on the opposite side were numerous and powerful, and would not lead its master into danger unless absolutely necessary.
"Hush-slip-slip" Teller Piao let out an angry roar, kicked his front hooves, and stopped abruptly. "Hush!" Hundreds of war horses on the opposite side neighed and stopped, their hooves pawing wildly, like
Facing a bloodthirsty beast.
"Woo-wu-wu-wu!" The sound of the horn came through the thunder, the sound was slow, the sound was broken, and the sound was like a knife.
"What a good turtle!" The person who came here was by no means mediocre. After a moment of confusion, he noticed that there were not many guards around Li Xu. He smiled, and the expression on his face instantly relaxed, "Our two families will call it a day. Zhai
I will return your head to you, what will General Li think?"
"Why don't Mr. Zhai try to kill us and reverse the situation?" In a moment, the expression on Li Xu's face returned to normal. He shook his head slightly and asked, as if he didn't even see the person behind Zhai Rang.
Lin Haofeng.
Judging from the person's age and tone of voice, Li Xu was sure that this person must be Zhai Rang, the former head of the Wagang Army. Otherwise, his speech and behavior would not be full of charlatanism. Forced by the situation, he had to consider the other party.
The request you made. But the more it comes to this moment, the less you can let the other party see your embarrassment.
"Our boss respects you as a hero before we discuss this with you. Don't be ignorant!" As expected, someone around Zhai Rang couldn't hold his breath. Before Li Xu could finish his words, they jumped out eager to give it a try.
"If you want to fight, then fight. Why be so wordy!" Li Xu sneered and gently raised the black knife in his hand.
At this moment, the battle was coming to an end, and the Wagang army was completely defeated. Therefore, the more than a thousand cavalry led by Li Xu had already dispersed to hunt down the remaining enemies. The number of people left with him was less than a hundred. However, the enemy generals on the opposite side led
There were a total of five hundred cavalry, and war horses continued to rush out from behind the curtain of rain, increasing one side's advantage.
A large number does not necessarily mean a strong momentum. This is not the first time that the Boling cavalry used less to attack more! Facing the superior enemy, Zhou Daniu and others showed no fear on their faces. On the contrary, Zhai Rang's followers saw that they could not scare the opponent and suddenly
The swollen arrogance slowly weakened again.
The two sides faced each other at a distance, ignoring the wind, rain and other things on the battlefield. Behind the rain curtain, soldiers kept running past with their heads in their hands, but neither side said anything to stop them. And those soldiers were happy to be ignored, although many people saw
When Zhai Rang's signal came, he was stunned and immediately ran away further.
It was only a few breaths, but it seemed as long as thousands of years to both sides. Finally, Zhai Rang reiterated with a wry smile: "General Li has already won this battle, so why bother to kill everyone? In the package is Zhang
I have ordered people to bury the head of old General Sutuo in fine nanmu. Please accept it, General, and let the brothers live."
"If I let them go this time, how do I know there won't be another time? Can Mr. Zhai guarantee to Li that they will abandon evil and do good after returning and will not plunder again?" General Li Xu said.
The heart that had been raised in the throat was quietly put back into the stomach, and he continued to deal with the opponent calmly.
During the confrontation between him and Zhai Rang, the trumpet sound behind him had sounded three times, each time louder and more hesitant than the last. This was an agreement he had made with his confidant generals before leading the army into battle.
Contact signal. Unless there is a particularly urgent incident, it will not be sounded.
"Haha, General Li is right. Zhai can't guarantee anything?" As expected of the leader of Wagang, Zhai Rang could still laugh out loud even when the opponent was so aggressive. He pointed at the fallen
Wang Bodang, who was in the mud, pointed at the defeated soldiers who kept running past him, and continued: "What Zhai can only guarantee is that if General Li continues to fight, I will rely on the long spear in his hand and these brothers behind him.
We are determined to fight with the general to the death. We can delay the general as long as we can, and we can protect as many brothers as we can to leave safely. Of course, if we can fight with General Li and die together, Zhai will not be called out in vain.
Go back to the boss!"
At the end of his sentence, his words suddenly became cold, his waist instantly straightened, and his whole body was full of murderous aura.
The Wagang cavalry who followed Zhai Rang stopped making noises and slowly pulled out a three-horse-deep line in front of Li Xu. With the front pointing forward, he actually assumed a fish-or-death attitude.
"Daniu, lift up the general on the ground and take it to Master Zhai! By the way, take back General Zhang's head. We will send it to Qi County for burial another day!" Li Xu knew that he could not squeeze more benefits from the other party.
He had no choice but to settle for the next best thing. Zhai Rang and others could not understand the sound of the trumpet coming through the rain curtain, but Li Xu himself felt clear. The person who stayed in the Chinese Army today was his old buddy Zhang Hong, who had been with him for many years.
He always behaves calmly. If he hadn't discovered an imminent crisis, he would never have persuaded the coach to end the battle as soon as possible at this juncture.
"Yes!" Zhou Daniu agreed in a dull voice, and thrust the battle flag in his hand into the mud. Then he jumped off the horse, lifted Wang Bodang, who had fallen into a coma, from the mud pit, and lifted him directly in front of Zhai Rang's horse.
The thieves in Wagang were angry that Uncle Wang was seriously injured. They kept cursing, and the long shadows were wandering around Zhou Daniu. However, Daniu seemed to be blind and deaf, and first he thought Uncle Wang was thrown into the air.
He threw the saddle on the horse's back, then took the package containing General Zhang's head with both hands, and strode back to the main formation.
"I can order the troops to be withdrawn and promise not to pursue again before noon tomorrow. I hope Master Zhai, who has come from afar, can have a good rest and restrain his soldiers to prevent the next battle from starting early!" Wait for Daniel to sit firmly on the horse.
Li Xu stood up, hugged Zhai Rang's fists, and said.
"Before noon tomorrow, Zhai will not let a single soldier of the Wagang army appear within a radius of forty miles!" Zhai Rang knew that Li Xu had seen through the fact that the Wagang reinforcements were exhausted, so he agreed straightforwardly.
Since his trump card had been clearly seen, there was no need for him to make any further trouble. He ordered a small group of cronies to support Wang Bodang and evacuate first, and he and the rest of the soldiers gathered up the defeated soldiers while slowly retreating to the southeast.
After watching Zhai Rang leave his sight, Li Xu ordered his soldiers to blow the horns. A moment later, the sound of gongs and horns echoed in the military formation. The officers and soldiers who were chasing the remaining enemies heard the sound of gold and stopped one after another. Some people but
The killing was still not enough, and he complained impatiently, "Why did you withdraw your troops when you were killing so much and let these bastards go! General Li is so kind-hearted!"
"Don't chase the poor! The general has his own reasons. If you have the ability, you don't have to listen to the general. Find someone else to win such a beautiful battle!" Immediately, a low-level officer raised his voice and pointed at the complainer.
Angry and scolded.
Since the defeat of Zhang Xutuo, the various officers and soldiers have rarely achieved success against Wagang. This time they were able to defeat the enemy who could not be provoked at all, which really made everyone happy. Those who were scolded were not upset and accompanied them.
Smiley explained: "Don't you want to wipe out the Wagang thieves as soon as possible! Let's go home early!"
"Why are you anxious? With General Li here, how many days can the Wagang bandits be able to survive?" Someone took the conversation and responded confidently.
Everyone was in high spirits. While cleaning the battlefield under the organization of the team leader, they were talking a lot, looking forward to the day when Wagang would be completely wiped out. General Li was undefeated, and both the soldiers of the Boling Army and the County Army firmly believed this.
, no doubt.
They are so simple-minded that they cannot see through the dark clouds above their heads, let alone see that an unprecedented storm is brewing behind the dark clouds.
Li Xu from the Chinese Army hurried back without even bothering to wipe the water off his body before walking into the Chinese Army's tent. What greeted him was several faces twisted with anger.
"Xu Maogong broke through the Hulao defense line, and the vanguard has arrived in Xingze. General Wang Junkuo, who besieged Xingze, is leading his troops to confront him. The outcome is uncertain!" Before Li Xu could ask, Zhang Hong held up a battle report stained red with blood.
, trembling, and sent it to him.
"What?" Even though he had made some preparations in advance, these words still made Li Xu's body shudder. He stretched out the battle report and read it over and over several times, wishing that he had read every word thoroughly before asking in a calm voice.
He said: "How could this be? How could Xu Maogong pass between Hulao and Xingyang? Where are Wang Bian and Pei Renji, what do they do for food?"
Nearly 100,000 elite officers and troops could not stop a Wagang partial division. No one could believe this result. But it happened, and it happened at the critical moment of the decisive battle between Li Xu and the main force of Wagang. If Li Mi could sink
If you can hold on to your anger, you will postpone the decisive battle for one more day. Those who will be wiped out today will be the Sui army.
Thinking of this, Li Xu grabbed the battle report and read it again from beginning to end. It was still those few lines, but each word stabbed his heart like a knife.
"The scouts we sent reported that Wang Bian had withdrawn to Guancheng the day before yesterday. So when Xu Maogong passed by Xingyang, not a single soldier in the city came out to stop him! As for Hulao Pass, our brothers were all asleep, and there is still no news.
!" The pale Zhang Hong trembled and summarized the information he had collected as briefly as possible.
"Crack!" Li Xu's eyes were dazzled by the lightning that suddenly struck the military tent. He supported the handsome case with his hand, and he barely managed to steady himself. General Wang Bian of Hu Benlang was familiar with military books, so he should know how to let Xu Maogong go.
What will be the consequences of advancing eastward? Qin Shubao and Luo Shixin in Hulao Pass are their good brothers, and it is even more impossible for them to sell their good brothers' backs to the enemy who killed General Zhang.
Unless they have a last resort reason!
"Do you think General Qin Shubao and you are of the same mind or have the same interests?" Behind the sudden thunder, he heard a voice ask quietly.
But the bones of General Zhang are still cold? The rain-soaked armor is getting colder and colder, so cold that Xu Zi can't help but chatter his teeth. In order to prevent Xu Maogong from advancing eastward, he has sent Wang Bian, the strongest officer in the army, to help the Qijun disciples
They thought that as long as any of the two groups of officers and soldiers were willing to fulfill their responsibilities, Xu Maogong would not be able to cross the Hulao defense line. However, they never expected that at the critical moment, not only Wang Bian would stand by and watch, but the Qijun children were also cold-blooded.
These were like two knives inserted from behind, each one covered with venom. Fortunately, Wang Junkuo, who was leading several county soldiers to besiege Xingze, was alert enough and tried his best to block Xu Maogong's way. But Wang Junkuo's troops
They are all county soldiers. Are they opponents of Wagang's elite? Li Xu doesn't need to think about the answer!
"Jun Kuo said in the letter that he would try every means to hold Xu Maogong back for one day!" Sicang joined the army and Guo Fang knew his old friend's ability and boldly walked up to Li Xu and repeated the text of the battle report in a low voice.
"One day is enough!" Xuzi responded in a deep voice. He felt an unforgettable coldness and almost wanted to fall down and never get up. But there was a flame in his heart that slowly curled up, providing him with the heat that he could barely sustain.
He remembered that for the sake of safety, he had made an agreement with Zhai Rang, the leader of the Wagang Army, not to attack each other before noon tomorrow. The Wagang Army, which had just been defeated, would not have thought that there was something wrong behind the officers and soldiers, and they would take advantage of this day.
He seizes the time to evacuate to the mountains. At present, the officers and soldiers have just won a victory, and their spirits are higher, which can be used to carry out the third step of the plan to suppress the bandits that he made in advance.
That was the step he least wanted to take, but he had to take it in advance.
Putting down the bloody military letter, Li Xu ordered the drums to be beaten to gather the generals. Xu Maogong's troops are the most powerful among the Henan bandits. If he is defeated head-on, the Henan bandits will never have a chance to make a comeback. 'If this happens,
If the war is destined to be inevitable, I will face it calmly!" After he walked back to the handsome case with a smile, the smile on his face became brighter and brighter. The experiences of his youth passed before his eyes like clouds, as if they happened yesterday.
"Dong-dong-dong-dong!" The thunderous drums suddenly exploded, transmitting the commander's order to every corner of the battlefield. "General, gather the generals, General Li gathers the generals!" The soldiers rode against the rain.
Weaving back and forth, like a small boat on the edge of the wind and the bottom of the waves, the figure disappears and appears.
"I'm seventeen this year, and I'm your brother!" Yesterday, Xu Dayan took out a dagger from his boot with a smile, and gently inserted it into Teller's butt. Then, he flew off the horse like a kite and took the living
The opportunity was left to his brother.
"Xu Dayan has come a long way, and his troops will be tired." Before the commanders of the county soldiers arrived, Li Xu explained to several core generals of the Boling Army, "Li Mi has suffered a new defeat and his morale is low. Let's wait for work and win.
……..!”
Before he could finish his words, a burst of rapid horse hoofbeats suddenly came from outside the tent. "Yes, yes, yes, yes" came from far and near, heading straight for the Chinese army's tent.
"Who is riding a horse in the Chinese Army!" Zhang Hong, with a solemn face, turned around and shouted at the entrance of the military tent. The Boling Army has strict military discipline. Except for scouts and messengers conveying urgent military information, it is strictly forbidden to gallop in the Chinese Army.
Especially during combat, the sound of horse hooves appearing in the Chinese army can easily cause the soldiers to misunderstand the military situation.
Everyone's anger was frozen on their faces by the cold wind that hit them. The door of the Chinese army's tent was pushed open, and the guards helped a woman with a big belly in.
"They want to borrow, borrow the knife...!" Seeing Xu Zi, Shi Lan could no longer hold on. He only yelled half a sentence and then collapsed softly in the arms of the guards. The muddy ground under his feet was instantly moistened with blood.
It's clear, poignant and eye-catching.
"Crack!" A bolt of lightning cracked the sky. Under the gray-black sky, the Chinese army's tent was shaking. (To be continued)
