The military ration issue undoubtedly disrupted Li Qi's plans for this year, so no matter what the reason was, Li Qi had to resolve the matter as soon as possible. He traveled non-stop and traveled day and night. If this had been two years ago, he would have probably
Those soldiers will be tortured enough, but after these two years of hard training, those soldiers have become a veritable warrior. This kind of speed is commonplace. The first one who can't stand it is the leader Li Qi, who rushes away
After seven days of journey, my body couldn't bear it anymore, so I had no choice but to use the carriage and continue on the journey.
Due to frequent wars in the northwest, the road from Tokyo to Fengxiang Mansion is very open and flat, which also provides Li Qi with great convenience.
After several days, the vanguard army led by Li Qi finally reached the border of Fengxiang Mansion.
When they arrived here, Li Qi was no longer in a hurry and ordered the entire army to set up camp on the spot.
In the tent, the candlelight was swaying. Li Qi was sitting at the low table, Ma Qiao was standing behind him, and the drunkard was sitting on the ground and taking a nap. He didn't want to care about these bad things, if it weren't for Li Qi's coercion and inducement.
, he would not come at all. Brother Yue Fei, Niu Gao and other generals were sitting separately. On the way here, Li Qi had already told them what happened. He glanced at it and asked: "Let's leave Fengxiang Mansion now."
How far is it?"
Yue Fei cupped his fists and said, "Reporting to Commander Bu, our army is now less than a hundred miles away from Fengxiang Mansion Office. If we travel quickly, we can arrive at You time tomorrow."
Niu Gao said: "Commander Bu, I don't think we should go to Fengxiang Mansion first."
Li Qi snorted and said, "How do you say this?"
Niu Gao said: "Twenty thousand stones of military rations were robbed here, and there were also two to three thousand soldiers. It is by no means a small matter. There is no way there is no movement at all. However, the prefect of Fengxiang Prefecture reported that he had no idea about it. There must be something fishy involved.
, the general thought that either the prefect of Fengxiang Prefecture was the leader and lied about the military situation, or that he had been controlled. If our army rushes forward rashly, we may go deep alone. Once we encounter an ambush, we may follow the footsteps of the Zhejia Army."
In fact, this is what Li Qi is worried about. He nodded and said, "Is there any news from the Zhong Family Army?"
"There is no news yet." Yue Fei said: "However, the Zhong Family Army and the Zhe Family Army are both the most elite armies of our Song Dynasty. Once the Zhong Family Army is involved, if any accident occurs, it may be a disaster.
Clean up. Our army will definitely be in a dilemma."
Li Qidao: "Of course. Unless it's an emergency, I don't want to involve the Zhong family's army. So when I discussed with Zhong Gong a few days ago, I just asked him to deploy at the border of Yan'an Prefecture. Anyway, Yan'an Prefecture is only a few steps away from Fengxiang Prefecture.
It’s not far.” After a pause, he added, “Then what do you think we should do now?”
Yue Fei said: "Niu Gao is right. The situation is not yet clear. It would be too dangerous to go in too hastily. The robbery of 20,000 military rations occurred in Qishan County, but those merchants saw the villagers transporting military rations in Linyou County.
, so the general thinks that we can send out sentries to find out the news first, and then make plans."
Niu Gao nodded and said: "The general also thinks so."
"well!"
At this moment, a sigh suddenly sounded from beside Li Qi.
Li Qi turned around and saw Ma Qiao standing there shaking his head, and asked curiously: "I mean Ma Qiao. Why are you sighing?"
Ma Qiao looked sad and said with emotion: "If this continues, I don't know when I will be able to see Junior Sister. I don't know if Junior Sister is doing well in the capital."
"....!"
Why did this guy get involved with his junior sister again? Li Qi was sweating a cold sweat and asked: "Then what do you have in mind?"
Ma Qiao said disdainfully: "It's just a cowardly excuse to go deep alone. Besides, we are here to catch thieves, not to fight. How can we do this? I am sure that the prefect of Fengxiang Prefecture must be a corrupt official who sent troops
Just capture him and torture him. If you are afraid, I will go and give me one---a hundred men and horses."
In his mind, it was as black as a crow in the world!
Yue Fei hurriedly said: "Brother Ma, this matter is by no means that simple. Don't you underestimate the enemy?"
Ma Qiao hummed softly: "Underestimating the enemy? How dare such a corrupt official call himself an enemy in front of me, Ma Qiao? Brother Yue, you look down on me, Ma Qiao, too much."
Yue Fei was speechless for a while.
I was also crazy, and even asked him for his opinion. Just as Li Qi was about to speak, the drunkard shouted again: "That's right, that's right, what Xiaoqiao said is so right. In fact, it's okay for us, master and apprentice, to finish the work as soon as possible and go back to drink early.
You are not allowed to drink alcohol in the army, who made this rule?"
Li Qi's face darkened and he said, "It's me."
When the drunkard heard this, he quickly laughed and said: "Misunderstanding, misunderstanding." Just kidding, now he can count on Li Qi to provide him with wine. No one he offends will offend Li Qi, the absolute God of Wealth!
Ma Qiao said arrogantly: "No need. If I go with you, I might as well go alone."
It’s okay for Li Qi to bully me. It’s unreasonable for you to join in the fun. The drunkard said angrily: “Xiaoqiao, what do you mean by this? Do you think you are looking down on me as a teacher?”
Ma Qiao hummed: "You broke the promise to avenge my junior sister, such an important matter. How can I think highly of you?"
This is really a stain that cannot be erased in the life of an alcoholic. He was speechless. He smiled and said: "Xiaoqiao, what do you teach me as a teacher? You should enjoy yourself in time, and don't mention the past again."
When Ma Qiao heard this, his eyes widened and he said: "Drunkard, now my junior sister has not been avenged, it's all because of you, and you actually talk about enjoying yourself in time. If my junior sister hears you say that, then what?
How sad!"
Hey! In your mind, Lu Meimei's hatred is more important than national affairs? Li Qi felt very uncomfortable when he heard that, and said hurriedly: "That's enough, that's enough. If you two want to fight, just go and fight outside.
"As he said that, he turned to Yue Fei and said, "Yue Fei, go make arrangements quickly."
Yue Fei nodded and suddenly asked: "Commander Bu, should you let Brother Ma go or send a sentry?"
Idol, how could you ask such a stupid question? It seems that you were led astray by this guy Ma Qiao. Li Qi was about to cry but said without tears: "Of course it's a sentinel."
"As commanded."
That night, an intelligence team composed of ten sentry detectives set out overnight for Linyou County. And at noon the next day, news came from Zhongshidao, saying that preparations were complete, and the Zhong Family Army was there to do so.
Backing up, this reassured Li Qi a lot.
However, the situation still happened.
Until noon on the third day, the ten sentry detectives had not returned. This made Li Qi a little overwhelmed and paced back and forth in the tent. The night before yesterday, he had repeatedly warned the spies that no matter what the situation was,
, I must rush back on the morning of the third day.
"Bu Shuai."
At this time, Yue Fei suddenly walked in.
Li Qi hurriedly asked: "How is it? Are they back?"
Yue Fei shook his head.
Li Qi couldn't help frowning when he heard this.
Yue Fei hesitated and said: "The last general---the last general---."
Li Qidao: "If you have something to say, just say it."
Yue Fei lowered his head and said: "General, I'm afraid they have encountered something unexpected." His tone was full of sorrow, you must know that those people are his soldiers!
Li Qi had actually thought of this a long time ago, because the ten sentry detectives were all trained by him. He knew what the military order meant. If it hadn't been for an accident, he would never have come now. He closed his eyes and sighed softly, saying
: "Go and ask Niugao and the others to come."
"yes."
The atmosphere in the big tent was extremely heavy, and Yue Fei and other generals were silent. Today's Fengxiang Mansion is like a gate to hell. Anyone who enters is as if they are lost in the sea, and they will never come back, which makes people feel creepy.
Li Qi said calmly: "Now is not the time to mourn. Our duty is to protect our country and our country. We don't have time to waste time here. We must come up with countermeasures as soon as possible."
Yue Fei and Niu Gao looked at each other, and Yue Fei said: "Commander Bu, we are probably already under the enemy's surveillance. We must not divide our troops anymore to avoid being defeated one by one by the enemy."
"Yes. What you said makes sense." Li Qi nodded and said, "But in this case, we are like blind people and have no idea about the situation ahead."
When the others heard this, they were helpless.
Yue Fei suddenly said: "Commander Bu, we have been ordered to investigate this matter. If we retreat just because of ten sentinels, we cannot explain it to the emperor. But if we continue to wait, it will not help, but will encourage the enemy."
Arrogance can even lead to instability in the morale of the army, which is extremely detrimental to our army. Therefore, the general believes that we should march immediately to show the momentum of our forbidden army. The people we brought are all elites of the Fourth Army, equipped with the latest equipment.
If a fight breaks out, we still don’t know who will win.”
Niu Gao said carelessly: "Brother Yue is right. When we get here, we must ask for an explanation. How can we retreat without a fight and come back empty-handed?"
Li Qi pondered for a while and felt that this was the only feasible way now, so he decided: "Okay. If there is no news from the ten sentinels tomorrow at midnight, we will leave for Linyou County immediately."
The next day, Chenshi had just arrived, but there was no news from the ten sentry detectives. Li Qi immediately sent an order and marched towards Linyou County. On the way, he also met some pedestrians, but they all asked questions and didn't know anything. This made Li Qi
Wonderful and distressed. After walking for half a day, the army finally arrived near Linyou County. It was quiet all around and almost no one could be seen on the road.
Li Qi looked to the left and said: "It is the spring plowing season, but no one is plowing in the fields. This is really strange. Yue Fei, please immediately send the order to slow down and let the soldiers be on guard."
"As commanded."
Ma Qiao suddenly rode forward, raised his head toward the front, and whispered: "Commander Bu, there seems to be someone in the woods ahead."
Li Qi was shocked. He looked up and saw a dense forest not far away. He said, "Can you look carefully?"
The drunkard yawned and said: "Xiaoqiao has grown up in the mountains since he was a child, so he still has some good eyesight. Besides, I just saw a moving figure."
Li Qi was now convinced and said hurriedly: "Niu Gao, send someone to investigate immediately."
"No need to bother!"
The drunkard waved his hands and said excitedly: "I used to play with animals in the mountains. It was too boring, so let me go and meet them." After saying this, without waiting for Li Qi's permission, he whipped his horsewhip and ran away.
Oops! Li Qi hurriedly stretched out his hand and said: "Wait a minute." As soon as he said this, the drunkard had already ran away and cursed: "This guy is really ruining my big business."
Suddenly, Ma Qiao heard him muttering depressedly: "Damn it, this stinky drunkard got the better of me. It's really unreasonable."
"Um?"
Li Qi looked at Maqiao in surprise.
I saw the drunkard rushing to the front of the woods, suddenly jumped off the horse, without losing speed, and got into the dense woods like a ghost. It can only be said that the drunkard who has not drank has a clearer mind and can still think of,
Once in the dense woods, the horse becomes a liability.
Niu Gao stepped forward and said: "Commander Bu, the last general is willing to lead the troops to rescue."
Yue Fei hurriedly said: "No, this is probably a trick of the enemy to lure them. Moreover, the woods are too dense, and the enemy may have an ambush inside."
What he said was right. If there was an ambush inside and our army entered hastily, the whole army would probably be annihilated. If I had known this, I shouldn't have brought this drunkard here in the first place. Li Qi looked extremely worried, and suddenly saw Ma Qiao pulling him over.
He was still chattering in his head, wondering: "Maqiao, you don't seem to be worried at all? He is your master after all."
Ma Qiao said angrily: "Why should I worry about him? I remember when I was chased and bitten by the big bug, he was still gloating and laughing."
Being chased and bitten by a big insect?
Yue Fei and Niu Gao couldn't help but look at each other. Niu Gao also asked curiously: "Brother Ma, what happened next?"
Ma Qiao said: "I was still young at that time and couldn't defeat the big insect. I had to climb up the tree, but I still took my revenge later."
Li Qi had known about this for a long time, but he knew that Li Qi was a typical person with a sharp mouth and a soft heart. If the drunkard was really in danger, he could not remain indifferent. He asked tentatively: "Then you will let the drunkard die?"
Ma Qiao shook his head and said: "He won't die so easily. The woods are so dense. As long as the drunkard doesn't drink, no one can hurt him. At most, he will escape in embarrassment." When he said this, it was
Such a look of confidence!
When Li Qi saw what Ma Qiao had said, his heart dropped. He immediately ordered the whole army to move forward quickly and went outside the woods to set up a formation and be ready to meet the enemy at any time.
Half an hour passed. There was silence in the woods, so quiet that it was scary.
The expression on Ma Qiao's face changed from confident, to confused, to a little anxious, and he muttered: "What kind of tricks is the drunkard playing?"
Li Qi frowned, and his long eyebrows were almost twisted into knots. The longer time passed, the worse the situation became.
Just when everyone was feeling anxious, a hoarse cry suddenly came to mind in the woods: "Wow, shameless children, if you have the guts, chase them out and see if your grandpa Jiu can't kill you."
Yue Fei quickly raised his hand and ordered: "Archers, prepare."
Swish, swish, swish!
A thousand archers immediately held new crossbows and entered a state of emergency alert. (To be continued...)