Gao Zu Gong nodded, said no more, and left Koji's tent.

Just when Koji and Gao Ji set up the battlefield.

The valley crossing of the Wuding River and Hengshan ushered in a war.

As expected by Gao Di Gong, the Liao people's partial division entered the territory of Yinzhou, Xu Huang shot a shot and went south along the Wuding River.

After getting the news, the guards in Yinzhou City immediately sent people to send an urgent report to Kou Ji and told Kou Ji the movements of the Liao people's division.

It is self-evident what the purpose of the Liao people went down the Wuding River.

And then.

The defender of Yinzhou City, but he didn't know that Gao Ji had already seen through the Liao people's partial thoughts, and had already reminded Kou Ji to make arrangements in Wudinghe.

Valley crossing.

A breeze.

It blew the water of the Wuding River and blew the trees on both sides of the river.

In the hidden places on both sides of the valley crossing, there are two armies of soldiers and horses stationed in the cantonment.

On a high ground at the mouth of the valley, three people stood side by side.

One of them, wearing armor and holding a blade, asked the young man in a green shirt standing beside him very humbly.

"Brother Lu Xian, the scouts under Brother Fool have already discovered the traces of the Liao people exploring horses, and presumably the Liao people will definitely go down the Wuding River as Kou Jingluo said. Brother Lu Xian thinks this battle, how should it be fought? ”

The other man in armor and blade pursed his lips disdainfully when he heard this.

He wanted to scold and scold this shameless Longzhou guard Liu Qi.

It's enough for you to be Lu Ming's father, a virtuous brother in one mouth, a virtuous brother in one mouth, and he is not ashamed to call him so kindly.

However, he despised Liu Qi in his heart, but he was not to be outdone, and said with a smile to Lu Ming: "Brother Lu Xian, the scouts under Brother Fool have also discovered the traces of the Liao people exploring horses, and the Liao people will definitely go south along the Wuding River."

Brother Lu Xian just said, how to fight this battle, foolish brother listens to you. ”

When Liu Qi heard this, he pursed his lips in disdain.

Virtuous brother?

You are an old guy over fifty years old, you are qualified to be a grandfather to others, and you can also call a virtuous brother?

Guo Yi, you are really shameless.

Guo Yi seemed to feel Liu Qi's disdain and turned to Liu Qi.

The two looked at each other.

gave the other party a disgusted look, and scolded shamelessly in his heart.

Lu Ming is not praised by the two, he has no official and no title, and he is touted, that is because he has his back to Kou Ji and Kou Mansion.

If there is no Kou Ji and Kou Fu, look at it again, will Liu Qi and Guo Yi still praise him?

Lu Ming arched his hand to the two and said with a smile: "The two generals laughed. Lu is just a servant of the Kou Mansion, he is not familiar with military affairs, and he has never led troops, so he does not dare to meddle in the military affairs here.

Before coming, my young master specially advised.

When I got here, everything was up to the two generals.

The people I brought, the firearms I brought, were all dispatched by the two generals. ”

Liu Qi and Guo Yi were relieved when they heard Lu Ming's words.

They were really afraid that Kou Ji would send Lu Ming over and point fingers.

If this is the case, then the two of them can only accompany Lu Ming to mess around.

If the war is won, it will naturally be a great joy, and they will write to the court after the war and put all the credit on Kou Ji's head.

If the war is lost, they will also write to the court after the war and take all the blame.

The reason why they think this way is not because they are cheap, but because they are used to it.

They are used to being pointed at on the battlefield, and they are also used to helping people to be blackbed.

Take Guo Yi as an example, he used to be a promising military minister, but after only five years in the army, he rose through the ranks and was promoted to the point of being a captain in the forbidden army.

It was because on the battlefield that he did not follow the thoughts of the prison army sent by the imperial court, he was secretly targeted, and he was assigned to the Suide army, and sat on a cold bench for decades.

Liu Qi's experience is similar to Guo Yi's.

I have also sat on the cold bench for more than ten years.

The so-called eat a trench and grow a wisdom.

It took them more than ten years, or even decades, to learn the lessons they returned, and naturally it is impossible to repeat them.

Now listening to Lu Ming's meaning, he has no intention of interfering in the war.

That means that they can be the masters of this war from beginning to end.

In this way, they are also relieved.

They led tens of thousands of people, took the lead in ambushing, blocking a partial division of the Liao, and in the case of no one blindly commanding, they were ninety percent sure that all the Liao's partial divisions would be left here.

Liu Qi and Guo Yi had already surveyed the battlefield and had already made up their minds.

So the two looked at each other and nodded slowly.

Although they are not used to praising Lu Ming with each other, they both know in their hearts that the other party is a person who has the same disease.

They also have no deep hatred, and they can't be guilty of opposing on the battlefield.

After Liu Qi nodded at Guo Yi, he smiled at Lu Ming and said, "Brother Lu Xian said that he laughed, everyone in the world knows that in the Kou Mansion, there are extraordinary people. Brother Lu Xian can win the trust of Kou Jingluo, and he must also have something extraordinary.

Although Lu Xiandi has not been involved in war, with Lu Xiandi's extraordinary, we will definitely see many deficiencies when we arrange the battlefield.

When the time comes, I hope that Brother Lu Xian will not hide his secrets, and he must correct Brother Yu.

After this battle, regardless of success or failure, the foolish brother will have a generous gift. ”

"Hey......"

Lu Ming suddenly sighed.

Liu Qi and Guo Yi's hearts jumped.

Lu Ming stared at Liu Qi and Guo Yi, and sighed: "When I went out of Beijing, the young master transferred the files of all the generals in the northwest from the official department, and I accompanied the young master to read it carefully on the way to the northwest.

Among them are the dossiers of two of them.

I know why you are touting me.

Actually, you don't have to be like this.

The young master is not the kind of person who likes to listen to flattery, nor is he the kind of person who likes to point fingers casually where he doesn't understand.

As a person close to the young master, the same is true for me.

The young master is the kind of person who does practical things, and he also likes to do practical things.

So don't compare the young master with those who don't like to do practical things.

I have read the files of the two of them, and I know that the two of them are the kind of talented people, but because they offended people, they were assigned to Longzhou and Suide City and were not promoted.

The two of them have been stumbling for a long time, and now is the time for them to show their strengths.

If this war is won, no one will covet any credit for the merits of the two.

If the two are very successful, the young master will personally recommend the two to the imperial court.

If this battle is lost, the two of them will inevitably go to the young master's knife.

So you don't have to think about flattering me, and you don't have to think about giving me gifts.

The two of them only need to finish this battle wholeheartedly. ”

When Liu Qi and Guo Yi heard Lu Ming's words, they beat drums in their hearts, they didn't know if Lu Ming was telling the truth, or if their reaction just now offended Lu Ming, and Lu Ming was playing tricks on them.

Liu Qi smiled dryly: "Brother Lu Xian said that he was ...... laughing."

When Lu Ming was in the shop, he dealt with people in the officialdom a lot, and he more or less understood the thoughts of some people in the officialdom.

Lu Ming stared at Liu Qi and said sincerely: "Today's court is no longer the court of the past, and there is no longer a need for sycophants. What the court needs today is people who dare to do things and can do things. ”

When Guo Yi heard this, he said on the side: "The two foolish brothers naturally dare to do things and can do things, and Brother Lu Xian just commands, and the two foolish brothers promise to do things properly." ”

Lu Ming sighed in his heart, knowing that no matter how much he said, the two would not believe it.

The two of them were killed a little heavily, and they had reached the point where they were bitten by a snake once and were afraid of the well rope for ten years.

More than ten years and decades have passed, and they have indeed been scared to the core.

Lu Ming was lamenting in his heart, but his face slowly showed a trace of coldness, he stared at Liu Qi and Guo Yi and said: "For the sake of your knowledge, one person is a thousand, and I will tell you the young master's thoughts." ”

When Liu Qi and Guo Yi heard this, they were shocked, and nodded almost without hesitation.

Lu Ming's lament in his heart was even stronger, but he had to continue to pretend to be a villain, "The young master went north this time because he came with a heavy responsibility. If he can't complete the heavy task, the young master will not have the face to return to Beijing.

Therefore, driving the Liao people out of the northwest is what the young master cares about the most.

The young master is not lustful, not greedy for money, he loves fame, and he has a good reputation.

Therefore, this time in the Wuding River ambush Liao soldiers, the two must do their best.

Win this battle.

When he wins this battle, the young master may see that the two of them will help him fight for face, and lead the two as henchmen and promote one or two.

If you lose and the young master loses face, then it is indispensable to let the two of you go to the vegetable market. ”

When Liu Qi and Guo Yi heard this, they nodded heavily.

Guo Yi even opened his mouth to tell the truth, "The soldiers and horses led by the two foolish brothers are several times larger than the Liao soldiers, and they have set up an ambush in advance to defeat the Liao soldiers, which is inevitable." The key is that Brother Lu Xian cannot meddle in military affairs and interfere with the command of the two foolish brothers. ”

Lu Ming said in a deep voice: "Add another three hundred times, and I will not interfere in the military affairs, and let the two of them do it." However, in battle, I will take the people I bring with me and stand behind the two soldiers. If the two soldiers and horses are invincible to the Liao soldiers, they are afraid, and they want to retreat, then I will inevitably kill them.

If the war by the river is defeated.

All the soldiers must die here.

In this way, I will not lose the reputation of my young master. ”

Liu Qi and Guo Yi were ninety percent sure, and when they heard Lu Ming's words, they naturally agreed without hesitation.

Lu Ming saw that the two were still standing in front of him, and immediately scolded: "What are you still doing standing here, why don't you go down to prepare money and arrange soldiers and horses?" ”

Liu Qi and Guo Yi nodded very seriously, confessed, and left the place.

The same words, said in different ways, have completely different effects.

After the two left, Lu Ming let out a long sigh, "If the young master is here, I'm afraid he will pick up a knife and kill people in anger." are obviously two quite talented generals, but they have been forced into such a situation, and the officialdom of the Great Song Dynasty is really disgusting.

In the past, the young master asked me to study hard and go to the official career, but I refused.

Now it seems that I was right.

Now in officialdom, I feel disgusted to stay in it for a quarter of an hour, let alone stay for a lifetime. ”

Not long after Liu Qi and Guo Yi left, they took some money collected from everywhere and sent it to Lu Ming.

The two of them are rare people who don't drink the blood of soldiers, so their family is not rich.

The two of them have to raise a large family, some tribes, and some horses, so they don't have much spare money in their hands.

In addition, they were in a hurry to march to the Wuding River this time, and they didn't have much money with them, so the money in the hands of the two of them was borrowed from the hands of the officers and soldiers in the army.

The two handed over the money to Lu Ming, and Lu Ming accepted it with a smile.

When the two saw Lu Ming take the money, they completely relaxed.

Lu Ming clearly said that he would not interfere in military affairs, and they didn't need to ask Lu Ming for anything.

Liu Qi and Guo Yi were in full swing arranging their troops, while Lu Ming was sitting in his own tent and writing a letter to Kou Ji.

Before writing the letter, Lu Ming stared at the two thousand six hundred miscellaneous copper coins piled on the table, and sighed, "You two are guilty, and the young master will definitely teach you a lesson."

But it's also cheaper for you.

Now I have saved 2,600 yuan of miscellaneous money with me, and when the Liao people retreat, I will definitely be able to get ten times or even a hundred times the repayment. ”

After sighing, Lu Ming raised his pen and wrote down the big and small affairs that happened here in the letter, and sent someone to send them to Kou Ji.

Liu Qi and Guo Yi prepared for the second day.

The Liao soldiers appeared.

The first to appear were the Liao scouts.

Liu Qi and Guo Yi, in order to avoid the Liao scouts, hid five miles away.

After the Liao scouts investigated and confirmed that there was no ambush, the two led the soldiers and horses one after another and returned to the place where they were ambushed.

seems to be a simple back and forth, but it is enough to show that the two are expert in leading soldiers.

You must know that those who can't command their soldiers and horses like their arms and horses will never dare to do this.

If there is a slight omission, it will be discovered by the Liao soldiers, or the Liao soldiers will have an opportunity.

Shortly after they returned to the ambush.

Tu Lugu, the general of the Liao State, led an army of 15,000 relics, along the bank of the river, rode out slowly.

The reason why the horses did not gallop wild was because there were gravel on the banks of the river, which could easily hurt the horses' hooves.

As soon as the Liao general Tu Lugu led the soldiers and horses to show up, Liu Qi and Guo Yi glanced at each other, and the corners of their mouths hooked up a smile.

When the Liao general Tu Lugu led the soldiers and horses into their pocket formation, Liu Qi ordered people to light the artillery, and at the same time, together with Guo Yi, led the soldiers and horses to kill them.

"Kill!"

The cannon was not fired.

The killing has begun.

"Bang bang bang!"

By the time the cannon rang out, the sound of killing had already shook the sky.

With mental calculation or unintentional, there were tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, 15,000 soldiers and horses in ambush for the enemy, and artillery to help, the Longzhou defenders and the Suide army fought very bravely.

Although their armament is inferior to that of the Liao soldiers, their combat effectiveness is not as good as that of the Liao soldiers.

But there are many of them.

The pocket array under Liu Qi and Guo Yibu gradually contracted as they rushed to the battlefield.

By the time they rushed to the front of the Liao soldiers and horses, the defenders of Longzhou and the Suide army had already surrounded the 15,000 relics regiments.

The Liao general Tu Lugu wanted to lead the relics army and rushed to kill with the help of horses, but he was stumped by the boulders that Liu Qi and Guo Yi moved to the battlefield in advance, and the rolling logs that were pushed out after the war.