This is not absolute. A few months ago, a guy named Sun in Qinghe killed the county magistrate and rebelled..." Wang Yuantong, who joined the army, hugged a cooked pork shoulder and said while chewing: "You guess he named himself
What is his name, hehe..." Wang Yuantong looked at everyone triumphantly, as happy as if he had picked up five hundred coins, "You can't guess, hehe, touch, touch the sheep! The king who stole the sheep!"
"Touch the Yang Gong!" Everyone burst out laughing, and the wine from their mouths sprayed everywhere.
"Oh, oh, laugh, it makes me laugh to death. This, this rebel is so funny, laugh, it makes me laugh to death!" Recorder Qin Ziying was lying next to the window, laughing and beating the wall of the restaurant.
"Touch Yang Gong!" Li Xu sighed secretly, walked to Qin Ziying, stretched out his hand and pushed open the window.
The north wind roared in with snowflakes wrapped in it, making his teeth chatter.
"Uncle Jiu didn't steal other people's sheep," Li Xu silently told himself, "Absolutely not!".
After an ambush battle, the horse thieves killed more than 230 wolf riders and captured more than 300 horses. However, they only sacrificed seven people killed and twenty lightly injured.
The price of a few. For a time, everyone's arrogance increased and they no longer took the pursuers seriously. However, several nearby tribes were eager to try after receiving Ashina Queyu's order. They heard from the remnant soldiers who fled back that there were thousands of horse thieves.
They came for reinforcements, but they were so frightened that they all retreated to their respective camps.
Liu Hongji and others saw that the Turks were timid, so they no longer concealed their whereabouts and marched straight towards Yanshan. The tribes along the way saw the smoke and dust raised by the cavalry and did not dare to step forward to stop them. They only dared to send their own young men to fight in the smoke from a distance
Then they followed him as if they were seeing him off, in order to convey their message to the Ashina family. When Ashina Queyu heard the news and ordered three thousand elite wolf cavalry to come, the horse thieves had already crossed the Gu River and retreated into the Yanshan Mountains.
Yanshan was already the border between the Sui Dynasty and the tribes outside the Great Wall. No matter how tyrannical Ashina Queyu was, he was not willing to risk war with the Sui Dynasty at this time and lead a heavy army to cross the border. Instead, he sent a small group of troops into the mountain to suppress the bandits, and the Wolf Cavalry
He may not be a match for the horse thieves. Looking at the rolling mountains, he sighed helplessly and returned to the grassland dejectedly.
The mountainous areas have always been dominated by horse thieves. In recent years, people's livelihood has been declining in the Sui Dynasty, and many people who cannot survive have to take desperate risks. Therefore, there are so many big and small gangsters in the mountains. Liu Jizhen raised the flag of a gust of wind, and someone immediately came to respond. Everyone drove the horse team
They were broken into pieces, and after a few days, they successfully passed through the Great Wall. Then they gathered the horses together, pretending to be a large caravan returning from selling horses outside the Great Wall, and continued towards the Central Plains.
I don’t know what tricks the horse dealer Zhang Liang used. He didn’t take any money from the checkpoints and bridges along the way, but let them all pass, allowing the huge horse to reach Miyun smoothly. It is only one day away from Yuyang, and if you go further south, you have to meet
Luo Yi's tiger cavalry encountered an encounter. Liu Jizhen didn't have the spirit to stroke the tiger's beard, so he first booked an inn and treated everyone to a drunken session. Early the next morning, he and Zhang Liang paid the reward for this trip and divided another 150 horses between them.
Ma, bid farewell to everyone.
"Good brother, come to my village. With your skills, there must be a chair to sit in the Juyi Hall!" Before leaving, Liu Jizhen patted Li Xu on the shoulder and persuaded loudly.
"Liu, brother Liu, I, I have to go home and have a look first!" Li Xu smiled and declined politely. After thinking about it for a few days, he still couldn't muster the courage to join the horse thieves. Although Liu Jizhen and others were open-minded
His personality was to his liking, but when he thought of his parents' disappointed looks, he had to calm down again.
"Grandma, if you don't come, you won't come. What excuse are you looking for? Don't you just think that I am a horse thief? One day I will get a khan to show you. When you beg me to join the gang, I will have to test your belly.
Is there any ink?" Liu Jizhen curled his lips in disdain and sneered.
"Liu, Brother Liu, I, I do..." Li Xu's face turned red again, just like the leaves on his head that had been beaten by autumn frost.
Liu Jizhen was not really annoyed with him. Seeing Li Xu being so embarrassed, he smiled and shook his head and whispered: "Everyone has his own grandma's ambitions. I won't force you. In fact, what is the difference between being an official and being a thief? A
Just grab one in the open and one in the dark. Just go ahead and find me in the mountains when you can't survive. Tell me your name as Gufeng, and I guarantee that no one in Yanshan Mountain will dare to lay a finger on you!"
"Thank you, Brother Liu!" Li Xu said gratefully. Although they chose different paths, he still regarded each other as his good friend in his heart.
"Thank you, if you don't have the ability, no one will want you!" Wu Heitai, who was standing nearby and watching the fun, interrupted loudly.
"You are the only smart one!" Liu Jizhen glared at him fiercely and cursed. He wanted to retaliate, but he held back. He turned his horse's head and led the minions into the distance like the wind.
"This man can be called a hero, but he has just become a reckless man!" Zhang Liang sighed and shook his head as he watched Liu Jizhen and others walk away. He turned around and looked at Li Xu, and then asked with a smile: "Little brother, I was with you that day.
How have you considered what you said?"
"Me?" Li Xu scratched the back of his head, not knowing how to answer. While hesitating, Liu Hongji came up, patted him on the shoulder and said, "My little brother is so good at martial arts, it's a pity that he is buried here. I'm going to
Take him to meet a great uncle and seek a family background. Why, Brother Zhang wants to go with me again?"
Seeing Liu Hongji coming forward, Zhang Liang's face immediately turned ugly. He took two steps back slightly and said with a forced smile, "Brother Liu, you should wait for the crime yourself. If he is recognized by the government on the road..."
"Then shopkeeper Zhang doesn't have to worry about it. The shopkeeper has sent someone to order the horses that should be allocated to us. Tomorrow morning, the two of us will set off to Huaiyuan Town!" Liu Hongji's expression changed, and his words were true.
Although the words are polite, the tone is very stiff.
Seeing that the two were about to have a falling out, Li Xu quickly stepped in to smooth things over: "Brothers, please don't be angry. It was my younger brother who acted inappropriately and didn't make things clear to everyone." He looked at Liu Hongji and then at Zhang Liang.
, he added with a smile: "Brother Liu suggested it first, and Brother Zhang suggested it last, all for the sake of my little brother. Anyway, I don't have anything serious to do, so I will follow Brother Liu to Huaiyuan first, and then go south to look for Brother Zhang.
, is this feasible?”
Liu Hongji and Zhang Liang looked at each other, and each took two steps back. They had lived and died together on the grassland a few days ago. It would be unworthy to fall out over a trivial matter. It would be better to get together and part ways, and stay with each other.
There is room for us to meet each other.
Thinking of this section, Zhang Liang sighed, shook his head and said: "I have also heard about Brother Liu's uncle, he is indeed a responsible and important person. But now I am very suspicious of him. Once he gets bad luck, I am afraid that those around him will
Everyone will be implicated. If Brother Liu is in trouble in the future, just come to me. Even if I only have one bowl of rice left, I will share it with you two!"
As soon as these words came out of his mouth, Liu Hongji softened, shook his head, and replied in a low voice: "A man, if you can get fame on the horse, why rely on people to do it? I came to him just to clean up Xuzi and me."
The crime of desertion does not necessarily depend on one person. On the contrary, your boss has a big plan and is not bold or bold. He may harm others and yourself in the future. If you are down one day, just come to see Lao Liu.
.In a word, we brothers share wealth and wealth."
Everyone looked at each other and smiled without saying anything else. Li Xu couldn't figure out which of the two people were talking about, Shi Bo or Dong Jia, so he laughed in confusion and covered up the embarrassment in his heart.
Zhang Liang immediately took out his account book and gave Liu Hongji fifty good horses according to everyone's agreement before leaving the fortress. The 300 horses captured in the ambush by the river were not included in everyone's agreement. According to their respective merits that day, Li Hongji was given fifty good horses.
Xu got thirty horses and Liu Hongji got twenty. Niu Jinda and Wu Heita also got dozens of good horses each. They were traveling the same way as Zhang Liang, so they simply discounted the horses under their names according to the price on the plug.
I gave it to Zhang Liang and followed him to his employer to withdraw the money.
Early the next morning, Liu Hongji and Li Xu went east together, while Zhang Liang and others went south. Before leaving, Wu Heitai caught up with him, opened his arms and strangled Li Xu around the waist, and cursed: "You little bastard, don't always think about it."
If you want to make a fortune, you have to have a life to make money. Brother, I have to protect Lao Zhang going south, and I don’t have time to care about you. You have to be careful. If you can’t do it, just ride on the black wind and run away, and escape to Brother Liu.
Whoever eats a leopard dares to go into the mountains to catch you!"
Li Xu punched him on the shoulder, feeling very reluctant to give up. He wanted to invite him to Huaiyuan to find him in the future, but he didn't know what the outcome of this trip would be, so he had to hide his thoughts. However, Wu Heitai felt uncomfortable in his heart.
It was clear. Seeing that Li Xu was about to speak, he shook his head and added: "If you don't go to the public house in life, you will go to hell if you die. Your brother and I are born to have enmity with the government. Instead of going to the nobles' doors to listen to them, it would be better
Hurry up and become a horse thief..."
"That's not a long-term solution after all!" Liu Hongji interjected in a low voice after hearing that what he said was really outrageous.
"What does long-term mean? When you are young, you are a thief, when you are big, you are the emperor!" Wu Heita curled his lips and retorted unconvinced.
"Xu Zi, Teller's pastern injury is not healed yet, so he can't ride for a month. Take these packets of medicine with you, apply the big packet externally, and mix the small packet into the horse's food. Remember to apply it twice a day and feed it twice!" Niu Jinda took out the medicine!
A bunch of dirty cloth bags came out and hung around Li Xu's neck. It seemed that he had a deeper affection for animals than for people. He didn't say goodbye, only he was worried about Teller Piao.
"Thank you, Brother Niu! I will definitely remember it," Li Xu said, bowing on his horse.
"No thanks, no thanks. If you run out of food one day, come to me to learn the craftsmanship. I still have dozens of secret recipes that I haven't verified..." Niu Jinda looked at Li Xu's strong muscles like an animal and smiled.
answer.
Zhang Liang, a local rich man, failed to win over Li Xu for his employer. Although he had some doubts in his heart, he was very generous. He ordered someone to take two thousand money, wrapped it in a parcel, and forced it into Li Xu's hand. "Take it."
I'm going to buy some clothes to wear. I'm going to meet a noble man. I can't let him look shabby. Since ancient times, people have respected some, and dogs bite the ugly ones. No matter how good that man is, he will be blocked by his subordinates and can't see him outside.
, your trip was in vain!"
There were many rare things in Li Xu's package, so he was not short of money. Seeing Zhang Liang's enthusiasm, he didn't dare to brush off his kindness, so he had to accept the money with a smile.
Everyone waved goodbye at the crossroads until they could no longer see each other, then they turned around. Li Xu was still a deserter and did not dare to go home. He drove his horse and followed Liu Hongji along the barren road at the foot of the Great Wall where the officials were too lazy to bother.
We went all the way east, then turned north, and stayed overnight at dawn. After a few days, we bypassed Lulongsai and arrived at Liucheng County.
At this moment, Liucheng is already a place of war preparation. Young and strong civilians from all over the country are carrying mountains of supplies on their shoulders and hand-carrying them one after another to the three counties in Liaodong. (Note 1) Officials from all over the country also come in groups to collect what they can from the Central Plains.
Horses, donkeys, mules and other livestock drove toward the front line in large numbers. Among the chaotic crowd, Liu Hongji and Li Xu, who were carrying more than a hundred war horses, seemed inconspicuous. Most people looked at their clothes and waists.
They all thought that the two of them were transporting war horses to the front line, so they all took the initiative to get out of the way.
"We are rushing to the front line, so we cannot be counted as deserters. We just took an extra detour to raise supplies for the country, which delayed our trip for several days!" Liu Hongji pointed to the city gate in front of him with his riding crop and said with a smile.
It was not the reason why I took Li Xu to Huaiyuan Town.
If they follow Zhang Liang and go south, even if Zhang Liang's boss has great hands and eyes, it will be difficult to cover up the fact that they are going in the opposite direction from the army. If they drive their horses to Liaodong, they can only be regarded as delaying their rendezvous. Looking at this,
In the face of more than a hundred war horses, even if Liu Hongji's uncle didn't say anything, no one had the nerve to investigate the matter further.
"Brother Liu is so thoughtful!" Li Xu responded with a smile on horseback. He came to Liaodong after all. From last fall to now, he spent a whole year just going in a big circle, but he still didn't escape in the end.
The fate of being a soldier. Thinking about the distance between this place and Minbu, he felt a pain in his heart for no reason. Going straight west from Liucheng, he could reach Ruoluoshui in three days. Turning north, he would reach Crescent Lake not far away.
…
He smiled bitterly, and his chest felt as tight as if someone had punched him in the chest. While he was feeling sorry for himself, he suddenly heard a commotion at the gate of the city, and several people dressed as officials rushed out beating gongs.
"Fellows and fellow countrymen, the county governor has issued an order to arrest the Jiangyang thieves Li Fuli and Xu Dayan. Anyone who has seen these two people should report to the government as soon as possible. I will reward you with five pieces of money and ten pieces of silk!" After that, he held up several large notices.
He stood up and clung to the city wall, big trees and dilapidated buildings near the city gate.
"Li Fuli?" Li Xu felt that the name was very familiar. He mobilized his horse and walked a few steps towards the notice closest to him. Two monster heads with fleshy faces and huge fangs immediately rushed into his eyes. Under the head portrait
, is a carefully polished wanted order. The two monsters were accused by the county governor of colluding with horse thieves and attacking Turkic tribes. They set fire to more than 300 miles of pasture, killed thousands of cattle and sheep, and killed countless Turkic people.
Displaced….
"These two monsters are so capable that they actually set fire to a Turkic tribe!" someone in the crowd shouted excitedly.
"Look at that face, you can tell he's not an ordinary person!" Someone pointed at the monster's head on the notice and commented, their eyes full of admiration.
People laughed and applauded in low voices for things that happened thousands of miles away. The Turks were friends of the emperor. They came to the Central Plains to eat without paying, and they handed over things when they left. Someone taught them a lesson, but it was too late for everyone to be happy. Who would
Are you interested in helping the government catch thieves? Besides, how could someone with such a strange appearance appear in broad daylight?
Thousands of miles away, Ashina Choyu whipped the desk angrily, tearing a stack of account books into pieces and sending papers flying everywhere.
"I will never be a human until these two guys light up the sky lanterns!" he shouted angrily. Two hundred thousand stones of military rations. Every time he thought about it, he shivered with pain. How could this fire be lit so skillfully?
, he burned all the grain depots he had carefully hidden. They were military supplies he bought with a lot of money, and he was just waiting to take advantage of the opportunity of the Sui Dynasty's troops to rush to Liaodong and the country was empty, to kill across the Great Wall in one fell swoop.
In order to seize the opportunity to fight, the Ashina family purposely drove away the Suotouxi people and built this wooden city...
Everything was in vain. Without enough rations, Wolf Cavalry could not go south. If Wolf Cavalry could not go south to make achievements, he would not have the chance to succeed the Khan...
"Damn you wild boy!" Ashina Queyu cursed bitterly. He had already sent out the protest document to the Sui Dynasty. Yang Guang was friendly to the Turks and would never offend his 'friends' for the sake of two idiots.
As for those border fortress officials, they would not even use their black gauze hats to intercede for two deserters.
At the south gate of Liucheng, Liu Hongji patted Li Xu on the back and commented with a smile: "These two robbers are really ugly!"
"It's ugly, it's ugly!" Li Xu shook his head and drove the horses around to the east of the city. (To be continued)
