Yi Song

Chapter 154 Someone calls me Brother Chihu

Liu Guozhang and Li Zhongjie rode their horses to a hill and looked at the bandit camp several miles away.

After the battle yesterday, they returned to Gaoxin Town. There was only smoke from the cooking pots, and the connected tents were filled with the smoke of fireworks, without any hint of the chilling atmosphere of a battle.

"After all, they are just a mob, not an army. Even if they put on weapons and armor, it is difficult to become an army." Li Zhongjie sighed.

"That's right. In yesterday's battle, I saw with my own eyes that the Gyeonggi Forbidden Army, the elite division of the government and the public, was a piece of shit. But the rebel army on the opposite side was even worse.

Now that Kontsev and Xie Xing have been eliminated, and we have figured out the details of both the enemy and ourselves, we can cut through the mess quickly and decide the outcome in one battle. In Bianjing, there is an old fox staring at me. The nights are long and I have many dreams. "

Li Zhongjie glanced at Liu Guozhang and said, "Grand Master? It turns out that Kang Cefu and Xie Xing were so brave all of a sudden that they dared to lead their troops to the battlefield in person. The Grand Master must have promised a heavy reward."

"There must be a brave man under a heavy reward!" Liu Guozhang smiled, "General Manager Li is in Nanjing, and he also knows about the grudge between me and the Grand Master?"

"It's a coincidence that when the commander was showing off his power in Yujin Garden, I happened to be in Beijing on business, and I was remanded with a thousand guan."

"Win or lose?"

"Of course I won. I just regret that I didn't bring more money and bet less. At first, I was said to be from Anlu Mountain in the Song Dynasty, that is, Rishiro of Taishifang. I heard that he was attacked and killed by the Khitan Pishi Army in front of the Changhe Gate. I Had a great time drinking in Nanjing city."

Li Zhongjie glanced at Liu Guozhang and continued: "I am familiar with Tan Zhen, and I have also been through Huang Jingchen's path. I know that Cai Jiasilang is the real thousand-mile horse of Taishifang.

The rest of Cai Da, Cai San, and Cai Wu, taken together, are not even half as powerful as Cai Si. After his death, in the past three or four months, the grand master was in a hurry and made frequent mistakes. He was stared at by his opponents and made trouble. Sooner or later something would happen. "

Li Zhongjie is opening his heart to himself.

"That's why the grand master is so anxious to deal with me, he even doesn't hesitate to move Tian Wenbao's chess piece."

"Is Tian Wenbao instigated by the Grand Master?" Li Zhongjie was shocked.

Liu Guozhang smiled and did not answer.

Li Zhongjie's eyes flickered, and he suddenly understood that as long as he won the battle and captured Tian Wenbao and others, saying that he was instigated by Grand Master Cai, he must be!

Thinking of this, Li Zhongjie was extremely excited.

I'm with the right person.

Being able to fight well means you have the talent to advance; as a relative, you have the foundation to gain a foothold; and as you are so flexible and don't stick to trivial matters, you have the talent to succeed!

"Manager Li, we have a clear view of the left wing. Let's change places and see the enemy situation on the right wing."

"Okay, let's go."

In a forest, the enemy situation of the right-wing bandits was clearly seen.

"There are no horses, no wooden deer, no trenches, just a thin layer of fence. No horses are needed. If the wind is strong, we will worry about being blown down. Aren't the rebels worried about us going out to attack the camp?"

Li Xiaochun said in confusion.

"My brother Erlang once said that when the imperial army and the rebel army fought, it was like novices pecking at each other, and each was better than the other. The rebel army fought with the official army yesterday, and thought it was nothing more than that, so he did not think that we might go out to attack the camp. .”

Li Xiaochun nodded, "That makes sense!"

Zhang Meng took out an object from the leather bag beside the saddle and handed it over: "Mei Huilai's beef-filled Hanjia bag, do you want it?"

Li Xiaochun glanced at it and saw the Meihui Lai logo on the packaging oil paper, and said in surprise: "Really Meihui Laijia? It's hard to buy it now, you have to queue up for a long time."

"Meihuilai Restaurant was purchased by Brother Erlang. I have a VIP card and can buy as much as I want."

"Haha, I don't remember what happened." Li Xiaochun smiled heartily and took the Han family bag unceremoniously, "Thank you, Brother Zhang."

"Li Dalang just calls me Big Eye. Everyone calls me Big Eye."

"Thank you, brother Big Eyes." Liu Guozhang and Li Zhongjie smiled at each other and continued to observe the enemy in the distance.

"The enemy situation of the Chinese army where the thief chief Tian Wenbao is now is unknown."

"He is blocked by the two bandit army camps on the left and right. We can't get close and it's difficult to observe. I heard that Tian Wenbao kept nearly half of the Qingjin warriors and the most brave Donghai Yicong beside him. The commander had a different idea. I'm afraid it will take a lot of effort to set up a large tent in the middle of the bandit army."

Zhang Meng was eating Hanjia Bao with grilled chicken filling next to him, and spoke with a bulging mouth: "Manager Li, if we can't hold the bandit camp, we can't destroy the Donghai Yi Cong and Qing Jin Lishi, and we can't catch Tian Wenbao and... His confidants, even if we win, it won’t be a battle of annihilation, I’m afraid it will be a battle of defeat, which is not beautiful.”

"War of annihilation?"

"Yes, brother Erlang often teaches us that it is better to cut off one finger than to hurt ten of his fingers; it is better to hit the enemy's heart directly than to hurt him all over his body."

"You're right, it would be better to cut off one of his fingers than to hurt him!"

Liu Guozhang raised his riding whip and said, "Well, a band of thief cavalry ran out over there. They looked very aggressive and headed straight for here."

Everyone quickly opened their eyes and looked, and sure enough, a group of cavalry, about sixty or seventy cavalry, ran out from the side of the right wing camp with a clear goal and headed straight for here.

"We didn't make any announcement and were well hidden. How did we get discovered?" Li Xiaochun asked in confusion.

"Because this highland is more than ten miles away and is the best place to observe the right wing camp of the rebel army. If I were the leader of the rebel army and was ordered to patrol and guard, I would definitely come here to take a look."

Liu Guozhang replied.

Li Zhongjie's expression became solemn, "There are not many cavalry in the bandit army. Tian Wenbao has a personal retinue, but they will not come out easily. They must be Donghaiyi Cong. I heard that they have more than a hundred cavalry. Xie Xing's right army is They were chased and beaten, causing heavy casualties.”

Liu Guozhang made a decisive decision: "Let's go! We'll leave right away."

"Yes!"

As soon as the crowd moved, the dust raised and the noise immediately attracted the attention of the Donghai Yicong Cavalry. They immediately accelerated their speed, went around from the flank, and caught up directly.

The two sides were half a mile apart, and you chased me, galloping on the land on the south bank of the Bianhe River.

Suddenly, more than ten riders flew out. They were skilled in riding and their mounts were good horses. They ran faster and faster, chasing closer and closer.

Liu Guozhang's mount was definitely handsome and his riding skills were the best among them all, but instead of running in front, he fell at the end, covering for everyone.

The cavalry of the Divine Cavalry Army, like all the cavalry of the Gyeonggi Forbidden Army, have too many shortcomings and will not be able to be trained for a while.

The riding skills are unfamiliar, and the mount is neglected and maintained. It can be handled in a short period of time, but over time, the war horse is breathing white air, and the horse's neck and body are sweating.

The cavalry was also covered in sweat, with a cloud of white mist rising above their heads, and their breathing was no lighter than that of their mounts.

Both humans and horses are too weak.

Li Zhongjie slowed down and took the initiative to fall behind, parallel to Liu Guozhang.

"Erlang, you and I will fight side by side today. We will cover the rest of the men and retreat first."

Li Zhongjie's personal retinue were all old followers of his tribe brought from the northwest. Their riding skills were much better than those of the Divine Cavalry Army, and they ran far ahead.

Seeing that Li Zhongjie was lagging behind, they all slowed down and stood guard on the left and right.

Liu Guozhang laughed and said: "Okay, today I will compete with Brother Huang Shi to see who can shoot more thieves!"

Li Zhongjie responded enthusiastically. As soon as the two took off their strong bows, they suddenly heard someone shouting from behind: "Brother Chihu!"

(End of this chapter)