Li Cun came in and sat down in front of the desk, spread the secret letter on the table, pressed it with a paperweight, and looked at it repeatedly for a moment before laughing loudly: "Okay, you are a third brother, the fifth brother has been taught." ”

Lan Qin was confused, but he didn't dare to say much, so he could only wait quietly, for fear that he would disagree and annoy this human "Yama" who regarded human life as a mustard.

Li Ke used the thirteen Taibao under his command, all of them are brave and good at fighting. Li Siyuan was not a descendant, but a righteous son, so he failed to inherit the unification. And this Li Cunjin has always been resentful of this matter, he has always followed Li Siyuan, and he has long been dissatisfied with Li Cunmiao's succession. Therefore, he fought with the army for many years and never returned to Luoyang. Since then, the estrangement between the brothers has deepened.

And these thirteen people, with different minds and factions, stuck to all parts of the Later Tang Dynasty, spying on each other all the time, waiting for an opportunity. The Great Taibao Li Siyuan, who supports the army and is self-respecting, has its fifth Taibao Li Cunjin, the sixth Taibao Li Siben, the seventh Taibao Li Sien, and the eighth Taibao Li Cunzhang befriended him, and took him as the leader.

The rest of the people did not know their attitudes and did not stand in line or express their positions. It's just that he has a lot of complaints about Li Cunqing's decree, but he can't bear it and has been peaceful.

At this time, it was an eventful autumn in the Later Tang Dynasty, and Li Siyuan's move was to give Li Cunqiao a dismissal, take Jincheng first, and then settle accounts with you. How could Li Cunmiao not know, but at this time, the secret report sent by Baili Hurry and Hurry up did not mention the war here in the whole article, but it was just a common gossip.

It's no wonder that Li Cunjin said so, if he changed someone else, he probably wouldn't take it to heart. What the secret letter said was nothing more than that I hadn't met for a long time, and I missed it very much. It is approaching the Mid-Autumn Festival, let Li Cunjin bring a message to all the brothers, pay attention to the cold weather, and come back to see if you have time.

After Li Cunjin said that sentence, he stopped speaking. After a while, he said loudly: "Lan Qin, how long is it until the Mid-Autumn Festival at this time?" ”

Lan Qin sounded confused, and it seemed a little inappropriate to ask like this at this time. But he didn't dare not answer, and only after making a silent calculation in his heart did he clench his fists and replied: "If you remember well, there should be less than forty days, which is the Mid-Autumn Festival." ”

After Li Cunjin heard the words and was silent for a long time, he slapped the table, "Okay, you Li Cunmiao, you threaten me like this!" ”

Lan Qin didn't dare to look up, but heard Li Cunjin continue: "You come and take a look at this secret letter. Hearing this, Lan Qin walked forward quickly, looked at it carefully, and wrote on the letter: "My brother is saving, see the letter!" I haven't seen him for many years, my brother's heart is uneasy, and I just heard that my brother passed through Jincheng, and he wrote a special book to talk about his heart. ”

Seeing this, he didn't see anything unusual, so he continued to look at it, "Brother Tang Jiangshan carried it on his shoulders, and he was willing to advance and retreat together and share the same sorrows." Brother Siyuan fought every year, and made great contributions to the Later Tang Dynasty. The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, if there is nothing to do, Cunjin will go back to Luoyang with your brothers, and I will talk about wine and share the prosperity of the country, isn't it beautiful? ”

When Lan Qin saw this, he had a faint feeling that something was wrong, and after pondering for a while, he continued to read, "If Cunjin is defeated in Jincheng, my brother will definitely work hard to make a name for Cunjin." If Jincheng is returned to the store, my brother will also be happy. The day when we will get together is just around the corner, I hope to know how to advance and retreat, be clear, don't do that ridiculous act, let my brother worry. Remember, during the Mid-Autumn Festival, if you are busy with business, my brother will visit them one by one and never break his promise. ”

Lan Qin finished reading the whole article and gasped. There is not a word of accusation in this full text, but there is a threat between the lines, and the meaning of Jincheng Li Cunqiao has already known, presumably the "reinforcements" are already on the way. There is not much time left for Li Cunjin.

Li Cunjin sneered three times, slapped his palms on the table, and trembled, "Since there is not much time left for the old man, then we will solve it quickly!" ”

Lan Qin immediately clenched his fists and said: "I am willing to be a pioneer and explore it first." Li Cunjin's eyes were gloomy, but he said, "No need, I'll go in person." ”

Lan Qin was a little out of shape when he heard this, but he didn't know what to say, so he could only follow quickly. Li Cun came in front of the military tent and said loudly: "Sons, go with me!" "The sound of mountains and tsunamis came and went, and the sound spread for hundreds of miles.

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On the other side, at the east gate of Jincheng, Sheng Beishu has led the crowd here, ready to go out at any time. Gu Xing and the three of them were mixed in the crowd, wearing post-Tang uniforms, holding a simple knife and shield, looking well-trained. The old yellow head was still hanging, hanging the Pu knife on his waist, glancing around, and didn't seem to take this battle to heart.

Sheng Beishu raised his arms and shouted, "Everyone, the war is imminent, Li Cunjin will lead the crowd to be ten miles away, what should we do?" ”

"Fight to the death!" The shouts of the crowd were heard in unison, and the hunting flags fluttered on the city walls, as if to see off this group of vanguards. Sheng Beishu did not say where the hidden soldiers were, and did not mention it at all. All the way from here, they are all cheering up, and it seems that they intend to let this group of people charge into battle and die.

The old yellow head said in a low voice: "This person is good at scheming, I just wait for a feint, if you are not defeated, you will scatter, you must not fight hard." ”

Gu Xing and Chen Fusheng nodded, and when they raised their eyes to look ahead, Sheng Beishu had already stepped on the fierce horse and rushed forward with his whip. The mouth cried, "Come with me!" ”

How could Sheng Beishu not know that this group of rabble was just a cover, and what he really wanted to do was to lure out Li Cunjin's cavalry elite and then annihilate them all. The two fast horses quickly stepped up, and the two of them hugged their fists at the same time and said, "Lord Captain, it has been arranged." ”

Sheng Beishu raised his hand and waved, and the two disappeared on both sides in an instant, just splashing a little smoke and dust. When the soldiers of Gu Xing and the others followed, they never seemed to appear.

Ten miles away is just a moment, and when this rabble of no more than 100 people comes to the battlefield under the commander of Sheng Beishu, Li Cunjin has been waiting for a long time. Sheng Beishu pulled the reins of the horse, and the neighing of the fierce horse echoed here. I don't know why, Li Cunjin chose the battlefield here, maybe he had already made up his mind, if he couldn't talk, he would destroy it.

Seeing the hundreds of people behind Sheng Beishu, all of them looked panicked and cowering, and couldn't help but laugh and said, "Such remnants are also worthy of fighting with us?" ”

Li Cunjin raised his hand to retract his momentum, took a few steps forward with a clamp on the horse's belly, and laughed loudly: "Beishu, just a hundred people, dare to be so presumptuous, aren't you afraid that there will be no return?" Is the county warden so old and confused that he sent his only son to die? ”

Sheng Beishu didn't move, but the fierce horse under him was a little impatient, constantly snorting and snorting damp. The hundreds of people behind him were moved when they heard the sound, and they all said indignantly: "I can't look down on me like this, so I want you to look good." ”

"Look, these straw bales said they want me to wait to see it!" Li Cunjin did not deliberately stop it, but looked at Sheng Beishu with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

Sheng Beishu tightened the reins of the horse and shouted loudly: "All the soldiers obey the order, disperse!" ”

Gu Xing and the three of them were stunned when they heard this, but fortunately, the old yellow head knew the words of such soldiers, so he immediately grabbed the two of them and ran towards the rear. Sheng Beishu turned the horse's head and reprimanded: "Then let's see who has the last laugh!" With that, he whipped away.

Li Cunjin seemed to be moved, his eyes were cold, he raised his hand and pointed in the direction of Sheng Beishu, and only said four words, "Don't leave one!" There was the sound of horses' hooves behind him, and when Li Cunjin raised his hand and fell, more than 100 light horsemen rushed forward, with great momentum.

Gu Xing and the three of them hid behind a haystack, probed their heads out, and then took them back. The corners of the old yellow man's mouth flashed with a smile, and he gloated: "I'm hooked!" Chen Fusheng nodded when he heard this, and smiled silently.

Gu Xing was a little puzzled, and hurriedly asked, "Why?" Isn't this a rout? ”

Chen Fusheng waved his hand and smiled: "No, a soldier, a treacherous." It seems that he is in a panic, but in fact, he uses the advantages of the terrain to disperse the elite combat power and break through each one. If we are gathered together, it will be just a rabble, as they say, and there is nothing to be afraid of. But scattered out, although each fights, but everyone is a good hand, plus the ups and downs here, the deep pits and low depressions, and the grass stacks and streams that hide people's ears, if you are not experienced in a hundred battles, I am afraid it is difficult to feel at ease. ”

Gu Xing didn't seem to understand when he heard it, and was slapped on the head by the old yellow head and scolded with a smile: "Melon cowardice, stay in peace, the old man wants to go out to play." ”

The force of this slap was not great, but it made Gu Xing come back to his senses in an instant, and the sentence just now sounded very kind, but he couldn't remember where he heard it. Deep in the memory of the distant hometown, it seems that everyone knows the mysteries.

Before the two of them could stop him, the old yellow man had already jumped out from behind the haystack, and was immediately targeted by a light horseman, rushing towards this place.

You must know that although the Houtang light cavalry is a batch of iron armor, it is better than flexibility. In addition to holding a chopping knife, the man of the horse is also good at riding and shooting, which is inseparable from the Shatuo tribe. The light rider saw a bad old man, and with some disdain, he grabbed the crossbow from his leg and shot an arrow.

The old yellow man pretended to be too late to dodge and fell to the ground. In order to gain military merit, the light horseman grabbed the belly of the horse and rushed up to take the head of the old yellow head. Unexpectedly, when it was approaching, a harrier from the old yellow head turned over and jumped on horseback. The fierce horse panicked and began to rush forward without his life.

took the light cavalry, and after a short period of stunned, he raised his knife and looked like he was easily dodged by the old yellow head. Then he punched the soldier in the chest. The man had only time to look down before his eyes turned black and he died.

The old yellow head pushed him off the horse, turned around and grabbed the reins of the horse, and beckoned to the two, "Quick, come with me." ”

Chen Fusheng grabbed Gu Xing and hurriedly ran, but unexpectedly, a cold arrow shot out, almost penetrating Gu Xing's shoulder, and he broke out in a cold sweat. The three of them turned their heads to look and saw a woman looking at the three of them with a smile, as if they had expected this for a long time.

The person who came was none other than Lan Qin, who was charging with the army. She was supposed to stay in the base camp, but for some reason she came here, and "just happened" to bump into these three people killing people and seizing horses, preparing to abscond.

Seeing that the three of them were stunned, Lan Qin smiled and asked, "What, it's not welcome?" Then eat me again! ”

It was too late, it was fast, Lan Qin took a bow and shot it, but one arrow turned into three arrows, and they shot at the three of them. The old yellow head was not in a panic, and hurriedly quipped: "Yo, Fusheng, this little girl has chased here, you don't care?" ”

After the old yellow head finished speaking, he grabbed the arrow, and the tip of the arrow was only less than half an inch away from his eyes. But Chen Fusheng opened his bow left and right, taking the fatal arrow for Gu Xing. looked up at Lan Qin and said coldly: "You have the face to come to death?" ”