Fu Song

Chapter 241 Curse
The cold wind howled, and when it blew past the dilapidated houses in this small village, it made a shrill whistling sound.

This is a small village with only dozens of households, and there are hundreds of people living there. But now, these hundreds of people have turned into corpses, and they are randomly thrown on the open space in the middle of the village.

More than a thousand cavalry arrived here yesterday, and the men in the village resisted a little, which immediately attracted the massacre of these cavalry, and once the killing started, it was impossible to stop.

These cavalry escaped from the battlefield.

They originally had more than [-] cavalry, but in the decisive battle that gathered tens of thousands of cavalry from both sides, they were just one of the partial divisions.

The reason why they were able to escape from this huge cavalry decisive battle was because they had a leader who was extremely keen on the battlefield, and when they immediately discovered that the war was deflecting in a direction that was unfavorable to them, He took his men and fled without hesitation.

As for whether it was because their escape caused the final collapse, it was not in his consideration.

This leader is called Li Xu.

The former king of the Northwest has now become a bereaved dog. He was chased away by Xiao Ding, the general manager of the Western March of the Great Song Dynasty.But the young general who had just gained fame a few years ago is now in full swing.

This cavalry should have left today. For them, every day they stay means great danger, because in this area, not only the cavalry of the Song Army come and go to search, but also those who were scattered Once the Tubo tribal cavalry found them, I'm afraid they would be unrestrained.

Li Xu ran early, so he still had time to escape back to the camp, sweeping up part of the food and grass, and those who escaped slowly were bitten by the tails of the Song cavalry, and they couldn't even run away. How could they care about these?
But once the temporary danger of life is gone, the problem of starvation immediately becomes a big problem.

In such a world of ice and snow, it is really not an easy task to solve the problem of eating.

But they had to stop.

Because of the soul of this team, Li Xu fell ill.

Li Xu, who is in his early fifties, can already be regarded as an elderly veteran in this era. If he is in his position, if he is always pampered, it will not be a problem to live for another few decades.After all, at that time, he could have whatever he wanted.

But in just two years, he lost everything.

From the aloof Northwest King, he became a grass bandit running around.

This time, the coalition forces gathered by Blind Yao and Mu Zhan are Li Xu's only hope to turn around. As long as he defeats Xiao Ding in this decisive battle, then Li Xu can make a comeback and fight the opponent again.

But [-] cavalry, [-], were completely defeated in the decisive battle with the Song army.

Not to mention that he wants to make a comeback, even the fate of Mu Zhan and Bian Yao will definitely not be much better than him.

Hopes were completely shattered. The painstaking efforts of these days and the injuries caused by the desperate fighting on the battlefield finally broke out completely this night.

Li Xu fell down.

In the low and dilapidated adobe house, the burning fire didn't make the room much warmer. Li Xu, who was lying on the bed, had a bruised face. If it wasn't for the slight ups and downs of his chest, he would look like a dead man .

Li Xu's attack was so fierce that everyone was caught off guard.

Li Hao sat on the edge of the bed, fell asleep on the edge of the bed.These two days, since he was in charge of the army and had to take care of his father, he completely withered away in a short period of time.

Li Xu moved his hands, struggled a few times with his tightly closed eyes, and finally opened them, with a few gurgles in his throat, as if a mouthful of phlegm was stuck somewhere.

The movement immediately woke up Li Hao, and she raised her head suddenly, seeing Li Xu woke up, she was overjoyed and jumped up: "Father, you are awake, how are you?"

He helped Li Xu up, patted Li Xu's back, and spit out a mouthful of thick phlegm, and Li Xu's panting finally calmed down a bit.

"How long have I been in a coma?" The voice was very low and intermittent.His last memory is that when he just stepped into this adobe house, his eyes turned black and he fell down.

"Father, one day, plus midnight!" Li Hao whispered. "Father, don't worry, the Song army didn't catch up, but there were some Tubo stragglers, but they were all killed by us, but they sent us a lot of horses."

"I'm not worried about Song Jun." Li Xu bared his teeth, looked at his son who was a little puzzled, and said, "Go and call General Zuoqiu and General Zhou Huan."

"Father, you should rest first, it won't be too late to talk to them at dawn tomorrow." Li Hao said.

"Call now!" Li Xu's voice suddenly became severe.

After a while, Zuo Qiuming and Zhou Huan rushed into the room, and they were both surprised and happy when they saw Li Xu who had woken up.

"My lord, are you awake?"

"My lord, how are you?"

Before Li Xu rebelled, he sent Li Du to the Liao Kingdom, and got the title of Pingxia King from the Liao Kingdom, which is why Zuo Qiuming and Zhou Huan called him the prince.

Li Xu pointed to the bench on one side, and Li Hao immediately pulled the bench over and placed it on the head of the bed.

"Sit!" Li Xu said.

Zuo Qiuming and Zhou Huan sat in front of Li Xu.

"Brothers, I'm going to die!" Li Xu stunned the three people in the room as soon as he spoke.

Before the three of them could speak, Li Xu waved his hands and said, "You all know that I'm still proficient in medicine. My body knows it. I'm exhausted. Here, I'm afraid it will be mine. The place of death."

"My lord, you think too much, your spirit looks much stronger than the previous two days!" Zhou Huan said.

"It's just a flashback!" Li Xu's face was calm, "I called you here today because I want to tell you some last words."

Zuo Qiuming and Zhou Huan looked at each other, and they both saw fear and uneasiness in each other's eyes. Over the years, they were used to following Li Xu. Once Li Xu left, they really didn't know What should be done.

"You guys have followed me till now, and you've done your best. You're worthy of me, Li Xu. After I die, you can go back to Xingqing and surrender to Xiao Ding. Since he said that as long as you surrender, you'll forget the past, and you won't break your promise if you think about it." Li Xu said : "It's just that when you go back, let Hao'er go. If he goes back, he will die."

Both Zuo Qiuming and Zhou Huan were shocked, Zuo Qiuming even stood up, kicked the bench away, knelt down on the ground with a bang, and said loudly: "My lord, Zuo Qiuming will never Surrender to Xiao Ding's son, Zuo Qiuming and Xiao Ding swear not to stand against each other."

Zhou Huan followed and knelt down, "My lord, Zhou Huan will definitely be by my side until death!"

Li Xu stared at the two of them for a long while, and then stretched out his hand, firmly grasped the two outstretched hands, and turned to look at Li Hao: "Hao'er, come, kneel down and salute the two uncles!"

Li Hao knelt beside Zuo Qiuming and Zhou Huan with sobs, touching his forehead to the ground.

"Please, uncles!"

"Young Lord, I would like to invite you, but I dare not be a general!" Zuo Qiu, Ming Zhou and Huan dared to return the salute.

"Okay, get up and listen to me!" Li Xu said, looking at the three of them.

The three stood up and gathered around Li Xu's bedside.

"Next, you continue to go west." Li Xu looked at the roof and said: "As long as you go west, Xiao Ding's men will not pursue you too much. What you need to worry about is only those from Tubo. It's just stragglers. So now we are basically safe."

Li Xu looked at Li Hao, "Hao'er, do you know why?"

Li Hao's eyes were a little confused, Xiao Ding had been chasing after them all this time, why did his father say this now?
"Little lord, Xiao Ding's scheme is huge. He used us as knives. When we got there, he used this as an excuse to chase us. Now that he has finished fighting Tubo, he will definitely target the people in the Western Regions next." land, so he will let us go to the Western Regions, after this winter, he will definitely use this as an excuse to march to the Western Regions." Zuo Qiuming explained.

"That's right, it took me a long time to figure this out." Li Xu sighed, "I, Li, have been a hero all my life, but I'm old, but I'm being used to such an extent. It's really funny."

"My lord, Xiao Ding uses us like this, but it's not our opportunity." Zuo Qiuming took a deep breath and said, "As long as we take it easy."

"This is exactly what I want to tell you!" Li Xudao: "Going west, there are Xizhou Uighur tribes in the west, there are Huangtou Uighur tribes, and there are many powerful Tubo tribes. The influence of the Liao people has penetrated everywhere. The big cannibal tribes in the west are also developing their strength there. That area is a good place, but it is also a place where cannibalism does not spit out bones. If someone Xiao really wants to chase us, it may not be possible to survive in the end. Who is it?"

"We will survive in that place." Li Hao gritted his teeth and said, "One day, I will unify all the tribes there and bring them back."

Li Xu smiled, and continued: "Before the decisive battle a few days ago, I wrote a letter to Li Du. I originally planned that if I won this decisive battle, I didn't have to send it out. From the looks of it, But it must be sent out. After I die, send this letter to your second uncle immediately."

"My lord, are you asking General Li to lead his troops to join us?" Zhou Huan asked.

Li Xu shook his head and said, "No, Li Du is to surrender to Ma Xing."

All three people in the room were shocked.Li Du also holds Xiazhou, Shizhou and other places, and even holds the key places such as Siwuzhai. He also has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under his command. If these soldiers and horses can retreat westward to fight with them, they will have a great advantage. Sweeping across the Western Regions with certainty.

As if he knew what these people were thinking, Li Xu continued: "Li Du can't come, let's not talk about how he crossed such a long distance, how he broke through Xiao Ding's blockade to join you, just talk about the generals under Li Du, He really wants to go west, but he is afraid that his subordinates will be torn apart immediately. Not to mention that he can't reach you, even his life will be lost."

"But will Ma Xing accept General Li's surrender?" Zuo Qiuming asked in a low voice.

"Yes, he will definitely, and he will reuse Li Du!" Li Xu said: "Because Xiao Ding is too strong now, even stronger than we were at that time. Suppose we were just hungry wolves in the past. Now Xiao Ding has grown into a colorful and fierce tiger. The court of the Song Dynasty has always been worried about the generals in charge of the army, and the literati in charge of the court are even more careful about the warriors. How can Ma Xing be an exception? Moreover, Xiao Ding does not seem to be a very loyal person? Look at what he is doing now, which one is approved by Bianliang? Which one is approved by Ma Xing? Outside, the king's fate is not accepted, hahaha, Xiao Ding used this sentence to the extreme. But the more this happened, the more worried the court of Song Dynasty was about him, and he, the more he would take precautions against the court .”

After saying so much in one breath, Li Xu coughed violently. Li Hao quickly brought water and fed Li Xu a few sips. What Li Xu said today made him feel his eyes widened. Head, are there still so many twists and turns?

"Once Li Du surrenders to Ma Xing, he will definitely be used by Ma Xing to check and balance Xiao Ding. In this way, he will be safe." Li Xu said: "And if Xiao Ding's heart of disobedience is revealed, Li Du will be even more rewarded. reuse."

"In this way, I'm afraid Xiao Ding will have to solve and deal with these problems first, and he might not have the energy left to chase us!" Zuo Qiuming said: "In this way, we will have a chance to breathe!"

"Yes, a respite. Seize the precious time, desperately, and use all means to expand your strength. In the Western Regions, only those with big fists can speak powerfully!" Li Xu said. "If one day, Xiao Ding and the Song Dynasty fall out, and the war in the northwest resumes, it will be time for you to come back."

"Will Xiao Ding turn against Bianliang?" Li Hao felt a little unbelievable. A person who came to exterminate them and stabilize the northwestern frontier of the Song Dynasty would become a new and more violent hidden danger in the northwest of the Song Dynasty?

"I will!" Li Xu said with a smile: "I will definitely. When I went to Xingqing Mansion, why did I think about those things, but later, didn't I come to today step by step? Xiao Ding is stronger than me Ah, I didn’t regain the party, he did it, I didn’t defeat Tubo, he did it. If one day he proclaims himself emperor in Xingqing Mansion, I don’t think it’s any surprise! Because with the expansion of his strength , he will have more and more subordinates, and his subordinates will pursue higher and higher status. At this time, how high a position can a western marching commander give his wolf-like subordinates? These people must If they are dissatisfied, they want more, so they can only push Xiao Ding to move forward and keep walking. This is human nature, no one can escape, no one can avoid it!"

"So, one day, Xiao Ding will definitely follow my old path. Either he succeeds in separatist regime, or my today is his future. Hahaha, Xiao Ding, I will watch you, and I will wait for you." looking at you!"

Amidst the loud laughter, this Northwest hero tilted his head and was completely out of breath, but his eyes were wide open and there was still a smile on his face.

(End of this chapter)