Li Xiaoshan never dreamed that Yang Kexin would eventually break the kettle and fight back. To be honest, although he hated Yang Kexin, he had no intention of killing each other in such a time of crisis. One of the main reasons for the delay in holding the ground is the uncertainty of the situation.

Yang Kexin was afraid that Li Xiaoshan would fish in troubled waters, and Li Xiaoshan also had this concern. His plan is very simple: as long as Yang Kexin rescues Yuan Tao first, he will also send troops to help. He never considered betraying Yuan Tao and surrendering to Zhao Ying, because from the very beginning, he had been at odds with Yang Kexin's ideas.

After a long time, Yang Kexin sent troops, and the emergency military reports of Yuan Tao's main village came one after another, Li Xiaoshan couldn't hold his breath, he scolded Yang Kexin in his heart for not knowing the overall situation, and the flies camped dogs, and on the other hand, he arranged troops and horses to gallop out of the village to help Yuan Tao - if it continues to be consumed, Yuan Tao is afraid that he will really not be able to hold on.

Of the 2,000 people in his camp, except for 300 who stayed in the village, the remaining 1,700 people were personally led by him. He couldn't figure out what kind of medicine Yang Kexin had not made any noise so far, and what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd. However, the fire burned his eyebrows and looked in front of him, and it was most important to save Yuan Tao after weighing, so he had no intention of continuing to spend time with Yang Kexin. In his expectation, Yang Kexin probably wanted to be a turtle with a shrunken head this time and watch the fire from the other side, but he never expected that Yang Kexin had already sharpened his knife against himself secretly.

A few cannon shots, piercing through the rain curtain, Li Xiaoshan looked back and stared, his face full of surprise. A few soldiers had already used their hands and feet together, and crawled in front of them to cry: "This village has been attacked, and the walls of the south and east have collapsed!" ”

"Is it Zhao Ying's people? Could it be that the girl surnamed Yang ran away? "Li Xiaoshan is known for his cunning in the army, he has previously investigated, Zhao Ying came from the south, and if he wants to reach his camp, he must first attack Yang Kexin. Now, in a short period of time, Benzhai was suddenly attacked, if it weren't for Yang Kexin's defeat without a fight, he really couldn't imagine how Zhao Ying could be so fast.

When the soldiers heard his question, they immediately gritted their teeth and shouted: "It's not Zhao Ying, it's not Zhao Ying, it's Nanying, it's Nanying!" ”

Li Xiaoshan and Yang Kexin are stationed in the north and south respectively, so Pingsuri is commonly known as Li Xiaoshan camp as the north camp and Yang Kexin camp as the south camp. As for Yuan Tao's main village, it is called Daying.

Thousands of cautions but can't withstand the carelessness for a while, the word "Nanying" is like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, and Li Xiaoshan was immediately stunned.

In the chaotic northern camp, Peng Guang took the lead, and at this time, the top and bottom of the battalion were basically controlled by Yang Kexin, who had an absolute advantage in strength.

"The villain Yang Kexin, I have seen the head...... Chieftains! While looking at the situation, Peng Guang turned his head to look, but saw a short and fat martial artist trotting over in the muddy water.

Peng Guang heard the word "leader" unpleasantly, and reminded: "Zhao Ying is the general Peng Guang." ”

"Oh, Mr. Peng, Mr. Peng!" Yang Kexin smiled on his face, disapproving. The left and right are not all thieves, pretending to be something. But people had to bow their heads under the low eaves, and since they had already turned against Yuan Tao, Zhao Ying had to stammer.

"What about Li Xiaoshan?" Peng Guang looked at Yang Kexin, he didn't have a good impression of this fat-headed and fat-brained stick thief general, and his tone was quite arrogant.

Yang Kexin couldn't hold back his unhappiness and replied: "Li Xiaoshan has already sent to the aid of the big camp, and the villain just took the opportunity to make a decision because of the emptiness of the northern camp. ”

Peng Guang glanced at him coldly and didn't squeak again. For the betrayer, there is no distinction between the enemy and the enemy, in fact, everyone has a rod and scale in their hearts, and basically the views are negative. In order to appease people's hearts, a person like Zhao Dangshi may treat those who come to vote with courtesy or even double the favor, but for an officer like Peng Guang, there are not so many scruples. Besides, Peng Guang was born in Zhonglu, and he didn't have so much etiquette, so everything he thought was written on his face.

Two hours ago, Qin Jinxiao, who had arrived around Nanying not long ago, was still arranging the interception position as planned, when he suddenly received a request from Yang Kexin to surrender to Cheng. If you are someone else, you will definitely think about it before you figure out the situation, but Qin Jinxiao didn't think about it so much. When he learned that in order not to delay the fighter, Yang Kexin had led his troops straight to Beiying, and decided that this was a rare opportunity. He rejected Wei Yiqu's proposal to occupy the southern camp first, believing that doing so would lose Yang Kexin's trust and lack of righteousness, so in the end he only left Wei Yiqu and 500 men to squat not far from the southern camp to guard the passage between the northern and southern camps, while he and Peng Guang followed Yang Kexin to take the northern camp.

It is conceivable that if Yang Kexin and Li Xiaoshan set up a plan to earn Qin Jinxiao, Qin Jinxiao would undoubtedly ask for hardship by doing so, and if the loss was too large, it would even affect Guo Ruke's actions to attack Yuan Tao. However, Qin Jinxiao has always been "knowing that there are tigers in the mountains and preferring to go to the tiger mountains", in other words, compared with other generals, Qin Jinxiao pays more attention to the results than losses, even if he will take great risks, but as long as the benefits after success are considerable, he is usually willing to fight. Outlaws often gamble their lives for profit, from this point of view, Qin Jinxiao is undoubtedly the biggest outlaw in Zhao Ying, he is very ruthless, so ruthless that he can press the lives of thousands of people, including himself, on the gambling table anytime and anywhere without blinking.

"If you can destroy Yang Kexin and Li Xiaoshan alone, then the credit will never be under Guo Ruke, who is the main action." Competitiveness drove Qin Jinxiao to have such an idea.

Fortunately, this time, Yang Kexin did not have any dissenting intentions. When Peng Guang rushed into the north camp with the vanguard, he was fortunately secretly relieved.

"Peng, Mr. Peng, the villain is willing to lead the troops to set up an ambush." Peng Guang didn't speak, Yang Kexin had no choice but to say again. was very annoyed by Peng Guang's cold and even contemptuous gaze, but for the sake of his future, he still pressed his anger.

"Ambush? What ambush? ”

Yang Kexin immediately said: "This northern camp is where Li Xiaoshan's foundation is located, and his military supplies and family and goods are all gathered here, and the villain has already confirmed it." Without these, Li Xiaoshan could not continue, and even if he rescued Yuan Tao, it would be difficult to gain a foothold. Therefore, they will fight to the death. A stream of rain ran down his helmet and cheeks into his mouth, and he spat out a mouthful of water and continued, "We can set up an ambush on the way back and annihilate it in one fell swoop!" ”

If you don't like it, Peng Guang still attaches great importance to Yang Kexin's proposal. After a little thought, he felt that this was very feasible, and said, "Then you can take someone with you." Here the terrain and roads are familiar to you. I was in the battalion as a backup. ”

This was already expected by Yang Kexin, the reason why he proposed it was because he wanted to extinguish Li Xiaoshan's counterattack, and secondly, he actually had the idea of breaking off with Li Xiaoshan with his own hands. I think that at the beginning, the two of them started together, supported and encouraged each other, so that they could survive and emerge under Yuan Tao. This grudge is difficult to tell others, but it is the most painful thorn in Yang Kexin's heart.

Longgui Temple in the northwest of Yingshan County.

The scuffle continued from the foot of the mountain to the mountainside, and the entire slope of the hill was covered with blood from the stone steps to the grass. Under the washing of the rain, countless blood and water converged into a stream, like a huge blood waterfall flowing to Guo Ruke's feet.

This battle was a bit unexpected for Guo Ruke. A few years ago, he fought against Yuan Taojun, but he felt that the quality of the opponent's soldiers was low and it was not worth mentioning. I thought that the elite of Zhao Ying in his hands was no longer what it used to be, and he would definitely level the Dragon Turtle Temple in one fell swoop, but I didn't know if it was a desperate fight before the end of the road, or whether it was a continuous fight over the years and his own skill level had also improved, in short, Zhao Ying charged a few rounds, and the effect was not ideal. And the effect of this recent charge is considerable, at least occupying a few positions on the mountainside, and it can be tug-of-war with Yuan Tao's army.

Guo Ruke looked at the dark sky and asked left and right: "Is there any sign of reinforcements from the enemy?" ”

Shaking his head left and right: "There has been no shadow of the enemy army for dozens of miles in the west, and there will be no enemy troops to help for at least two hours." ”

Guo Ruke thought: "Qin Jinxiao still has some ability. He was actually skeptical of Chang Zeyu and others' speculation that Li and Yang would not come back to help, so at this time he preferred to believe that it was Qin Jinxiao's troops and horses that held back the reinforcements.

"That's good, just two hours, take the Dragon Turtle Temple for Lao Tzu." Guo Ruke resolutely ordered. Since Zhao Dangshi has semi-publicly expressed his recognition of himself, as the first battle after that meeting, Guo Ruke will make achievements no matter what.

The battle lasted for nearly an hour, and it seemed to be fierce, but in fact, the casualties on both sides were not large. As soon as the rain rained every day, the offensive was hindered, and the soldiers of the Zhao battalion who attacked the mountainside often found that their foothold was unstable and would retreat; Second, although the combat effectiveness of Yuan Tao's army has improved, it is still difficult to compete with Zhao Ying, relying on geography and time, it has occupied the advantage many times, but it is not confident and does not dare to pursue down the mountain; Thirdly, in order to boost morale, Yuan Tao once announced that reinforcements would arrive immediately. His original intention was to motivate the soldiers to persist in fighting, but at the same time, it also had the opposite effect, causing the soldiers to defend actively and attack negatively. Most of the soldiers of Yuan Tao's army thought that they would wait until the reinforcements arrived, and then counterattack back with the advantage of troops.

The drum beat rumbled, and under the limit of Guo Ruke's "two hours", the offensive of the soldiers of the Zhao battalion immediately accelerated. It's just that although the fighting spirit is high, two successive attacks have not achieved much results. Guo Ruke was furious, and was about to severely punish several officers who were ineffective in command to set an example, but a tsunami suddenly broke out halfway up the mountainside where the Dragon Turtle Temple was located.

"What happened to the enemy formation?" Guo Ruke listened to the overwhelming cheers and asked suspiciously.

An officer in the camp looked at it with a clairglass and said: "A golden armor general suddenly appeared on the mountainside, and the helmet and accessories are extremely eye-catching!" ”

Guo Ruke also looked at the mountainside with him, gritted his teeth and said, "This must be Yuan Tao." The war was stalemate, and he went to the front line in person to boost morale. ”

The lieutenant officer nodded, "There must be no doubt." His voice fell, and the three Tang soldiers in front and behind came one after another, all saying that Yuan Tao's army suddenly had a high fighting spirit, and repeatedly took the initiative to attack, and the position of his army on the mountainside was slightly shaken.

"I can't see that Yuan Tao still has the courage to withdraw." When Guo Ruke heard this, he whispered. Yuan Tao appeared this time, the timing was very good, and he was at the end of his attack, and it was conceivable that if the last offensive was fruitless, then the war would inevitably drag on into the night, and once it fell into the night, the efficiency of the attack would be even lower.

But thinking on the other hand, no matter how incompetent Yuan Tao is, after all, he has broken out of scratch to break out of the position of the number one position in Sichuan. It is impossible to say that nothing is worthless, and completely despising him because of the previous victory is also a mistake on the part of Zhao Ying.

Guo Ruke couldn't help but make it difficult, Zhao Dangshi's order was that the Dragon Turtle Temple must plant the banner of Zhao Ying before sunrise tomorrow. Yuan Tao appeared at a time when both parties were tired, which was very bad for him. Attacking danger at night is taboo for soldiers, that is to say, if you can't take the Dragon Turtle Temple before evening, your final result can only be to return with hatred.

Do you want to stumble here?

Guo Ruke's heart was extremely high, and of course he couldn't swallow this breath. Adhering to the determination to take down Yuan Tao at all costs, he intended to increase the investment of the mountain attack troops, so he simply attached himself. Before the military order was issued, Jing Keqin came up first.

In this battle, Jing Keqin also came here with the army. However, according to the consistent tradition of Zhao Ying, all the newly annexed troops cannot be directly put into the battlefield before accepting rectification, so Jing Keqin did not have a single soldier in his hands at this time, purely as an adviser who knew Yuan Taojun and Yingshan County well to assist Guo Ruke.

Jing Keqin has a very strong desire to perform, and he will not refuse Zhao Dangshi's appointment. In his heart, he actually hoped to use this opportunity to tie up with Zhao Ying's powerful faction. Although he was a newcomer, he was politically astute and quickly read about the distribution of power in Zhao's camp. Hou Dagui and Xu Hui have not had the opportunity to contact each other, and they feel that it is difficult to integrate into the circle of influence of the two who have deep roots, so they set their sights on the upstart Guo Ruke. After several military discussions, people with a little brain can see that it is a matter of time before Zhao Dangshi promotes Guo Ruke, in his mind, Guo Ruke is in power, and he also needs to be assisted by his arms, if he can seize the opportunity to climb this big tree and new seedlings, then his position in Zhao Ying in the future will be safe. Another point, Jing Keqin is an old Jianghu, who has been working for so many years and has rich experience, and after his observation, the Zhao Battalion, which has been continuously reduced and absorbed all the way, is now relatively rough in the army, so it is very likely that it will be unified and reorganized in the next period of stability. Although he now belongs to the "Tsing Yi Army", he is only temporary.

What is Tsing Yi Army? If the old army and the first army are their own sons, then the Tsing Yi army is not even a godson and nephew. There is no future of development under such an establishment. As long as the relationship between the powerful factions of Zhao Ying is done well before the reunification and reorganization, then it may not be impossible to win a good position at that time.

Guo Ruke didn't expect Jing Keqin to put so much effort under his small eyes, and so far in contact, he only felt that this person was still doing his best. He has a lot of favorable suggestions for the selection of the route and the layout of the position, and he can afford to be a "consultant" this time. As a result, his attitude towards him changed from cold at the beginning to slightly kind.

"Mr. Jing Qian." Jing Keqin's position has not yet been decided, and Mr. Qian is only temporary, but Guo Ruke can't find any other suitable title. But as soon as the words came out, looking at Jing Keqin, who was also the president of Qian, with a subordinate attitude towards him, Guo Ruke was still a little awkward.

Jing Keqin bowed his hand and said respectfully: "Mr. Qianqian, the matter of attacking the mountain, I am willing to do my best." ”

Guo Ruke glanced at him and thought to himself, you don't have a single bare pole, what do you do? If you do your best with my soldiers, Lao Tzu will not do this business, but he will be polite: "What is Jing Qian's plan?" ”

Jing Keqin bowed his hand again, but there was no flattery in the description, and it was actually very serious: "I hope that Mr. Qian will allocate ten soldiers, and I will take the Dragon Turtle Temple for Mr. Qian." ”

"Ten?" Guo Ruke couldn't believe it. Thousands of people are still like this, and this scene is not small. Because he knew that his people were happy, Guo Ruke shook his head, only to feel that it was pure fantasy for ten people to take the mountain.