Not to mention the mutual calculations between the monarchs and ministers on the side of the Great Zhou, there was also a big problem on the side of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

According to the urgent military report sent by Fujian, Li Renda, who was entrenched in Fuzhou, rebelled and had already captured Quanzhou and other places, and his momentum was growing stronger and stronger.

After the Southern Tang Dynasty destroyed the Fujian State, considering the threat of the Great Zhou in the north, it chose to compromise and appointed Li Renda, the general of the Fujian State, as the envoy of the mighty festival, and gave the name Li Hongyi, stationed in Fuzhou.

Some time ago, Wang Jixun, the assassin of Quanzhou in the Southern Tang Dynasty, offended Li Renda because of a little trivial matter, and mistakenly slaughtered Li Renda's brother-in-law.

This is tantamount to sending an extremely wrong signal to Li Renda, making him think that Li Jing is finally going to attack him, so he simply raised troops and attacked Quanzhou, and Wang Jixun committed suicide in defeat.

The central lord Li Jing received the military report and hesitated, it seemed that it was another fierce battle. However, he finally took back the military power of his two sons, and he was unwilling to return them to them, so who should he send? He hesitated.

The central lord Li Jing knows very well that once the military newspaper is discussed by the ministers, then almost all the princes will intervene, and even if the prince himself can't go, he will recommend his cronies and generals to take over the military power, which is also something he never wants. He is still young, only in his fifties this year, and he can still be an emperor for at least thirty years. He does not ascend to the sky and become an immortal, even if he is his own son, he does not want to get involved in the supreme imperial power.

The central lord Li Jing only summoned a few important ministers, but a total of five ministers had five opinions, two recommended the king of Han and the king of Chu respectively, one recommended the prince to go on the expedition, and one was reluctant to know what to do. Zhang Juyu said that our emperor Shengming will definitely send the best generals to lead the army to break the enemy.

The lord Li Jing secretly scolded: "Break his mother's head, the old slippery one." But he thought about it, these people are mediocre, if the desire for power is too big, it will form a tail that will not fall.

When they were at a standstill, Ma Rulong, who was vague just now, suddenly said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that a war of this scale must be a vicious war, so we need to send a brave general who has experienced a hundred battles to go out, but the minister feels that there is one person who can do it." ”

"Who?"

"He Jingzhu, the envoy of the Anhua Festival, can take on this responsibility." Ma Rulong said respectfully.

The middle lord Li Jing thought about it carefully, and immediately understood Ma Rulong's deep meaning. Letting the generals, who were originally under the account of the King of Chu, lead the old subordinates of the King of Han can play a role in further dividing and disintegrating the power of the King of Han in the army. Moreover, He Jingzhu has fought with Nanchu for many years, is deeply familiar with the art of war, and has repeatedly won battles, and is a rare tiger general.

The lord Li Jing also didn't want to embarrass Ma Rulong, he issued an edict saying: "Order Anhua Jiedu to make He Jingzhu an envoy for the conquest of Fujian, and lead the soldiers and horses of Jianzhou to meet the traitor Li Renda." He paused and thought of a person, and immediately added: "Ling Gao Chen is the supervisor of the army, and the history of Jianzhou is also the head of the soldiers and horses." ”

Han Wangfu.

Jia Zhen sighed and said: "It's hard for Your Majesty, you can actually make the balance of power so complete, the minister is really impressed, and there is nothing more to say." ”

In his youth, Li Jing, the commander of the three armies, had personally led his military horses to attack neighboring countries no less than ten times, and he had more victories and fewer losses, and had a lot of combat experience.

Li Shiqin, the king of Han, smiled bitterly and said: "My father's suspicion is too heavy, if I lead the troops to conquer, there is no need to mobilize the army so much." You see, the commander is He Jingzhu, the henchman of the fifth child, but our Cheng Hu is going to govern the soldiers and horses under the jurisdiction of Ningguo Jiedu, and the logistics and government affairs are the high-definition dust favored by His Majesty, what is this? ”

Jia Zhen said with a smile: "Lord Wang, don't worry too much, in the past year or so, your Taoguang cultivation strategy has been very successful, but the King of Chu is very active, so His Majesty will let Cheng Hu clamp down on the Ning Guojun of the King of Chu." It's just that although Gao Gaochen's scheming is very deep, he has never dealt with military affairs, if he has a bad idea, if He Jingzhu can't resist it, I'm afraid that our tens of thousands of elites will be lost in his hands. ”

Li Shiqin couldn't help but feel stunned, the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in his hands were his old roots, if they were all lost in He Jingzhu's hands, then there would be no need to continue to mix at all, and he would simply be killed by a head-on.

Just when he was in a hurry, Du Han, who had been the marching commander, was dismissed from his post and returned to the palace, and Li Shiqin hurriedly came to him to ask for advice.

After listening to Jia Zhen's analysis, Du Han said categorically: "We must send a confidant to follow Gao Chen's side in order to grasp the military aircraft in time." ”

Jia Zhen can analyze the essence of things according to the appearance, but after analyzing them, what to do, he doesn't dare to make his own opinions; Although Du Han is a civil official, he is a military general, straightforward and bold, so Du Han has a reputation for being good at making decisions. One is good at scheming, the other is good at decisiveness, Jia Du and the two are the most powerful right-hand men around Li Shiqin, the king of Han, and both are indispensable.

Du Han also said: "Although the minister is in the field, Your Highness, you always inform the minister of the news of the court in a timely manner, so the minister also has a general understanding of the affairs of the court. Although he is only twenty-five years old, he is more sophisticated than a fifty-two-year-old bureaucrat. Li Shiqin nodded again and again.

Du Han analyzed: "He also pays great attention to proportion, never goes all the way to the dark, and always stands on a neutral position to speak, so that people can't see any of his tendencies, which is the most terrifying point." ”

Li Shiqin asked Du Han: "Then who do you think is the most appropriate person to send?" Jia Zhen interjected and said, "Princess Qing is the most suitable." Du Han nodded heavily, and added, "It seems that the Qing Gong is going to go out for a while." Several people looked at each other and smiled.

Jia Zhen suddenly thought of a question, and he hurriedly said: "Princess Qing has no military position, how can she be mixed into Gao Chen's military camp?" The three of them were dumbfounded, and after discussing for a long time, it turned out that they had entered a dead end.

When it comes to military matters, Li Shiqin's mind is very flexible, he patted his head and said: "There are many barbarians in Fujian, and Qingmei happens to have learned Min language, so she can ...... it."

Jia Zhenmeng stomped his feet and said, "Isn't Ma Rulong just in charge of this matter of the Ministry of War?" Li Shiqin shouted loudly with joy: "Bring the wine, we will rest as soon as we get drunk." ”

When Li Qing, who was dressed in military uniform, appeared in front of Gao Chen's eyes, his eyes were wide open, and his jaw was about to fall to the ground in shock. He rubbed his eyes carefully, and finally determined that Li Qing in front of him was not a phantom, he held Li Qing's hands tightly and said, "I really didn't expect that you and my brother would have this fate to go out together, come, and ride in the same car with the eldest brother." ”

Gao Gaochen is a person who is at ease with what he encounters, and he doesn't ask if people don't say it. He had guessed that Li Qing was the son of a noble prince, but he had been an official in the capital for more than a year, but he had never seen Li Qing appear in a social setting.

Because the military situation in Fujian is urgent, He Jingzhu marches very fast, but Gao Gaochen can't ride a horse, so he can only sit in the carriage and rush forward.

He Jingzhu is very strange, the BMW under his crotch can travel hundreds of miles a day, and the high-definition carriage is also extremely fast, and he has been following his horse without falling behind.

He Jingzhu consciously increased his speed, and left the carriage far behind in a blink of an eye, but the horse's speed slowed down slightly, and the high-profile carriage followed closely behind. He Jingzhu carefully looked at the horse pulling the cart, and after seeing it clearly, he laughed at himself: "I say, I have spent most of my life on horseback, but I don't even know the 'silver cover snow', I'm old." ”

The wheels were speeding, and the high-definition dust in the car did not suffer from the bumps, and he sat cross-legged on the thick cushion to play against Li Qingzhizi. The carriages and horses were all brought out of the house, and the coachman was Xiao Wu, what did he have to worry about?

Li Qing was a little uneasy, Gao Gaochen's chess skills were already more than a step higher than Li Qing, but she was killed miserably. Gao Gaochen pushed the chessboard and said that he couldn't do anything, he stretched out his limbs and lay down, ready to take a comfortable nap.

Gao Gaochen asked, "Brother Qing, let's sleep on our feet?" Li Qingxiu's face turned red, and she whispered: "I'm not sleepy, I want to read a book." Gao Gaochen didn't force her, closed his eyes and rested.

They marched very fast, and in only seven or eight days they had reached Jianzhou, an important border town.

After the handover with Cheng Hu, He Jingzhu immediately convened a military meeting, all of whom were senior generals, He Jingzhu sat in the handsome chair in the center, and Gao Gaochen sat in the position of supervising the army on the left side of the center.

The captain of the scout battalion reported: "After Li Renda broke through the city of Quanzhou, he did not come directly to attack Jianzhou, but divided his troops to attack and harass Nanzhou, and now his main force is camped fifty miles away from Jianzhou......

After listening to the report, He Jingzhu asked the generals: "The generals are very rich in combat experience, how do you think we should fight this battle?" ”

No one spoke at the scene, everyone's eyes were fixed on the face of Deputy Marshal Montaigne, Montaigne had his eyes half-closed, and he looked like he was thinking carefully, and there was a deathly silence in the Chinese military tent.

He Jingzhu had long expected this situation, and he understood it very well, and he was sure that Cheng Hu would definitely encounter the same problem when he went to his camp.

He Jingzhu said frankly: "This marshal knows that all the generals don't want me to come here, and I really don't want to come to Jianzhou, the reason, I don't say that everyone must know it very well." But the emperor's order is strict, and I have no way not to come, and since I have come, what I desire is victory rather than infighting. I promise you that I will never replace you with my arrival, and even if a general is unfortunately killed, it will only produce a successor in the Jianzhou Army. ”

He Jingzhu shouted: "I don't need you to listen to me from your heart, you just need to act according to my military orders." In addition, even if you don't think about me, you still need to think about the elite established by King Han, right? ”

Gao Gaochen stood up at the right time and said majestically: "Your Majesty has appointed me as a prisoner, and anyone who dares to disobey He Shuai's military orders will be killed!" "He had at his disposal a small force, the Prison Battalion, which was independent of the war system, numbering about a thousand men, all elite cavalry.

The arrogant soldiers and generals present all learned from the information sent back by the King of Han that Gao Gaochen is not only a celebrity around His Majesty, but also a supervisor with the power of life and death, and the latter identity has the supreme authority to make the generals bow their heads.

He Jingzhu's heart attack technique achieved obvious results, Montaigne's half-closed eyes opened suddenly, he nodded slightly, and the commander of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion made Huang Quan immediately stand up and said: "Since He Shuai has said this, then the general will say two words." At the end of the year, under the leadership of His Royal Highness the King of Han, he fought with the Fujian army no less than 100 times, and knew the characteristics of the Fujian army's iron cavalry, whether it was archery and horsemanship, our army was far inferior to the Fujian army. ”

He Jingzhu encouraged: "Then why can the King of Han win many battles? ”

Huang Quan said proudly: "His Royal Highness the King of Han takes the lead in every battle, charging at the forefront of the entire army, and the soldiers are also fighting to the death. Gao Gaochen observed that all the generals present had a look of reverence on their faces, and it seemed that the lofty prestige of the Han King had penetrated into the bone marrow of the soldiers in the Jianzhou Army.

After all, He Jingzhu is a veteran who has been killed for a long time, and he appreciates this kind of morale very much, and he also has such an iron-blooded demeanor in the Ning Guojun that regards death as home.

Gao Jingchen smiled and watched the generals discuss military affairs, he gently tapped the table with his fingers from time to time, but never spoke, He Jingzhu was grateful for his righteous words just now, he saluted Gao Chen: "What does Gao Gong think?" Gao Gaochen shook his head and said: "My authority is to supervise the army, and if the generals don't listen to He Shuai's military orders, it will be my turn to come forward, and if He Shuai doesn't listen to His Majesty's edict, I will also take you down on the spot." ”

Since ancient times, it has been extremely difficult for the commander-in-chief to establish a good relationship with the civilian officials who supervise the army, and there are often problems with constraints. Gao Gaochen is very open-minded and does not interfere in military affairs, He Jingzhu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and all the generals in the account also felt that this superintendent was extraordinary.

He Jingzhu was unclear about the enemy's situation when he first arrived, so he decided not to act rashly, and on the one hand, he concentrated his forces and adopted the strategy of static braking, and on the other hand, he sent a large number of scouts to collect the movements of the main force of the Fujian army.

Gao Gaochen instructed Xiao Wudao: "Xiao Wu, you must remember to check the condition of the carriage every day, and repair it in time if you find any problems." Li Qing sat in the tent.

"Yes, sir."

"Xiao Wu, you must also remember that in addition to the two BMWs we brought from home, we also have to prepare a few more horses."

"Yes, sir."

"Oh, one more thing I forgot, the spare parts of the carriage still need to be carefully maintained."

"Yes, sir, please rest assured." Xiao Wu said solemnly.

"Alright, let's go out for a walk." Gao Gaochen took Li Qing into the carriage, circled along Jianzhou City, and then turned around and headed south.

Li Qing asked him very puzzled: "Sir, why are you doing this?" Gao Gaochen touched his neck and said with a smile: "There are wins and losses in battles, but there is only one life, I am observing the terrain in advance in case I need to escape." Li Qing's eyes widened and he looked at him stupidly.

Gao Gaochen said mysteriously: "I'm a weak scholar who is powerless, and I don't pay attention to protecting myself in the season of war and chaos, who will care about me at the critical moment when my life is at stake?" Li Qingzuo never dreamed that Gao Gaochen still had such a dark side, he was simply a coward who was greedy for life and afraid of death.

Li Qing said angrily: "Since you are afraid of death, why do you still want to be a prisoner?" Gao Chen's answer was a bit shocking, he said: "This battle has been won, and my Gao's great achievements are indispensable, and promotion and fortune are just around the corner." If I lose, I'm just a prisoner who doesn't understand military affairs, as if I don't have anything to do, right? Only by saving a small life can you enjoy the glory and wealth. Li Qing almost fainted on the couch when he heard this.

Li Qing thought about it, and her anger disappeared a little, she felt that Gao Gaochen was not the kind of person who was as timid as a mouse, he must have some special purpose in doing this, but she couldn't figure it out for a while.

Gao Gaochen had a total of more than 1,000 soldiers and horses in the prison camp, and he allocated more than 100 officers and soldiers to each battalion to be responsible for carrying out picket tasks, and the other 1,000 soldiers and horses were firmly in his hands, and no one was allowed to move without his warrant.

He Jingzhu is too lazy to care about these idle things of Gao Chen, he feels that as long as Gao Gao Chen does not interfere in military affairs, he will let him do other things, and Gao Gao Chen is also happy to be at ease.

Since Gao Gaochen came to Jianzhou, he ordered the formation and training of the people, which is simply to organize a militia team. He is the supreme administrator of Jianzhou, and the prefectures and counties to which he belongs do not dare to slack off, and have sent shrewd and capable people to be responsible for training the people, because Gao Thorn Shi said that after three months, he will go to various places to inspect the training situation, as the first element of performance evaluation.

Gao Gao Chen arranged for Gou Minggao and Zhao Yong, who came to Jianzhou with him, to train a people's strong, Gou Zhao and Zhao were both rough people, and they were not suitable for the comfortable life in the capital at all.

The rice is rushing to eat, Gou Minggao and Zhao Yong are not convinced by each other, and this time they have seized the opportunity. So they all worked hard, used eighteen solutions, and sprinkled all the evil breath in their chests on Minzhuang, and Gao Gaochen secretly stole fun.

The war entered a stalemate stage, and it seemed that a protracted confrontation was needed, and silver money was scattered out like flowing water, and grain and grass were continuously transported to the Jianzhou camp. The central lord Li Jing couldn't sit still, and repeatedly sent strict edicts, asking why he didn't attack.

He Jingzhu was under great pressure, but the pressure on the central lord Li Jing was even greater, and the northern grain-producing area, known as "Jinling's ripe world", encountered a catastrophic flood once in 500 years, countless fertile fields were flooded, and the transportation of water was blocked, and the grain supply in the entire northern Tang Kingdom was suddenly urgent.

When Gao Gao Chen first arrived in Jianzhou, he ordered to encourage the people to save grain, and when the grain transported by the army could not be helped, Gao Gao Chen ordered to open the state treasury and took out more than 100,000 yuan to buy grain on the market, but the people had no surplus grain, and it was difficult to buy food with money in their hands.

He Jingzhu was very anxious, and the grain sent to the barracks was decreasing day by day, and the rice was getting rougher and rougher, and the rice cooked in the army was reduced from three meals a day to two, and from one catty and eight taels of rice a day to one catty of rice a day.

Heavy rains have fallen in the Jianzhou area, the roads are muddy and difficult to travel, and grain from the north cannot be brought in, and the grain price in Jianzhou has risen more than five times compared with the original, which has brought even greater difficulties to the already troubled Jianzhou army, and the grain has gradually become unable to be sent, and the army's morale has begun to be unstable.

Gao Gaochen knows that the weather problem is only one reason, the important thing is that the biological father of Concubine Hua, the most favored concubine of the lord Li Jing, Hua Zhong, lives in Jianzhou City. Because Huazhong was well-informed, before he encountered a natural disaster, he began to hoard Juqi and secretly manipulate the soaring price of grain to obtain huge profits.

Gao Gaochen did not come forward to ask Hua Zhong to borrow food, that was to seek skin with the tiger, Hua Zhong would not borrow food if he had food in his hand, but would cry poor. Gao Gaochen sent someone to inquire clearly, this Hua Zhong is greedy and very picky, and even his favorite concubine does not have much gold and silver jewelry, so it is naturally impossible to borrow food from him.

He Jingzhu couldn't help it, and ran to beg for Gao Chen, he said: "Gao Gong, the lack of food in the barracks, I don't say that you must know, now there is really no way, if the food is not supplied, the troops will starve, please be sure to think of a way to solve the urgent need." ”

Gao Gaochen sighed: "As a thorn historian, how can I not know that there is a shortage of food in the army? And I'm a local thorn in the area, and there is no food to buy in the locality! He Jingzhu knew that what he said was the truth, but the army must not go without food for a day, otherwise there will be a big mess, and he repeatedly begged Gao Gaochen to find a way.

Gao Chen's responsibility, naturally it is impossible to shirk, in fact, what he wants is this effect, He Jingzhu does not come to beg him for a day, he will sit firmly in Diaoyutai.

Now that He Jingzhu has taken the bait, it's time for him to make a move.

HD dust whispered in He Jingzhu's ear for a long time, He Jingzhu's face continued to change with his suppressed tone, and finally He Jingzhu gritted his teeth and said fiercely: "Only like this, otherwise without waiting for the Fujian army to come in, our army will mutiny first, then the sky will be pierced, and you and I will not be able to escape." He went down and did as he was told.

That night, rumors spread in Jianzhou City, saying that Li Renda led an army of 300,000 to break through the Youkou Pass, and after the slaughter of the pass, he was killing Jianzhou, one spread ten, ten spread hundreds, and the result was less than dawn, and the whole city was spread all over.

Hua Zhong was shocked when he received the news, and he hurriedly went to Zhang Guoliang, the supervisor of the Jianzhou Soldiers and Horses, to inquire about the detailed battle report. Zhang Guoliang has a very close relationship with him on a daily basis, so he told the truth, he said: "Guozhang, the lower official has not received the battle report from the front for the time being, and I don't know whether this matter is true or false, but I think, if there is news from the front, I will inform the Guozhang as soon as possible." ”

Hua Zhong was relieved a lot, and was about to leave, when he suddenly heard a noisy sound outside the door, and the tooth soldiers came in with the military envoys in front. The envoy was covered in blood, and when he saw Zhang Guoliang, he immediately said breathlessly: "The cavalry of the Fujian army attacked Jianzhou, and the city gate is about to be lost." Hua Zhong almost fainted when he heard this, he didn't expect to save his life first, but first considered the hundreds of thousands of stone grain he had hoarded, which was the source of wealth.

He said to Zhang Guoliang in a disdainful manner: "I still have hundreds of thousands of stone grains there, what can I do?" Guoliang, you must help me with this. ”

Zhang Guoliang was also unable for a while, and the tent man who came with Hua Zhong suddenly remembered a foolproof plan, and he hurriedly said: "Old lady, we might as well lend the grain to Zhang Dujian first, and after the Fujian army is repulsed, it will not be too late for Zhang Dujian to return it to us." ”

Although Hua Zhong was a little reluctant, but after all, he lent it to the military, he would not lose his old capital, if the Fujian army entered Jianzhou, then he would really lose his money.

Hua Zhong had no choice but to ask Zhang Guoliang to write an IOU, and after stamping the official defense of the capital eunuch, he hurriedly left the city with several carts of gold and silver, and fled to Jingshi to seek refuge with his daughter Concubine Hua.

Huazhong left Jianzhou with the front foot, and He Jingzhu brought 10,000 soldiers and horses with the back foot, and emptied all the granaries of Huazhong at one time.

When the rice was brought back, the barracks were full of jubilation, and the grain supervisor reported that the grain brought back was enough for 800,000 stones, enough for the soldiers to eat for a year.

The torrential rain at the junction of Fujian and Tang has been falling for more than a month, and the food of the Jianzhou army is very sufficient, but the food of the people is gradually consumed, and the people who have fled around it gradually gather near Jianzhou.

The floods in the north have not receded, the transportation of water has been intermittent, the food supply in Jianzhou is very untimely, and if hundreds of thousands of hungry people are not resettled, I am afraid that it will provoke a popular uprising.

Gao Gao Chen had to let the treasury open a warehouse to release grain, set up hundreds of porridge sheds to relieve the victims, heard the news of the Jianzhou relief, the victims within a radius of hundreds of miles all helped the old and the young to rush over, there were too many hungry people, in order to avoid the people from changing, Gao Gao Chen and He Jingzhu discussed, and decided to allocate a batch of military rations.

Fortunately, because of the continuous storm, the Fujian army could not go north, and Gao Gaochen only needed to deal with internal worries, and there was no external trouble for the time being.

Gao Gaochen had no choice but to fight the idea of those rich businessmen again, this time he still didn't want to come forward in person, so he found Liu Wenjing, the governor of Jianzhou, and reprimanded him: "I see that your Zhizhou is about to come to an end, there are so many victims in and out of the city, and the food is decreasing day by day. ”

Unexpectedly, Liu Wenjing didn't pay attention to Gao Chen's false words and intimidation, he arched his hand and said: "Gao Gong, the lower officials have already risked their lives to open the state treasury, and there is really no food in Jianzhou City, even if you kill me, I can't get food." ”

Seeing Liu Wenjing's answer, Gao Gaochen couldn't help but be a little amused, and enlightened him and said: "There is still a lot of food on the market, but it is very expensive, and I don't have any money for you here." He spread his hands.

Liu Wenjing smiled slyly and said: "There is no impermeable wall in the world, and the means of the adults to rectify Hua Guozhang have long been heard of by the lower officials. ”

Gao Gaochen felt more and more interesting, and he deliberately said, "Who is Hua Guozhang?" How dare I, a little Jianzhou assassin, offend his old man? ”

Liu Wenjing said: "After Hua Guozhang arrived in Beijing, he got the guidance of the masters, and he felt that it was wrong, so he had already sent a letter to the lower officials. He pulled a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Gao Chen.

Gao Gaochen didn't answer the letter, and said impatiently: "I don't read any letters, I only know that if the hungry people make trouble, you Liu Wenjing will be the first to get out of it." Liu Wenjing said expressionlessly: "Since my lord is determined to put me to death, I will resign now." He took off his hat and gently lowered it to the ground.

Gao Gaochen did not relax at all, he said: "Even if you resign, before the new official takes office, you still have to stay, and you can't get away with the felony of provoking the riot no matter what." "He sits firmly on the fishing platform, not afraid that the fish will not be baited.

Liu Wenjing said angrily: "Gao Gong is determined to put Wen Jing to death? Gao Gaochen smiled lightly: "I'm just asking you to find a way to get food, why do you say this?" ”

Liu Wenjing was angry, and he didn't care about any official body, he suddenly stood up and said loudly: "Xiaguan is not as confused as Zhang Guoliang, if you only think about Mingzhe to protect yourself, Xiaguan will be unlucky for the whole family." "This guy has a really hot temper, Gao Gaochen is very suspicious, how can he have such a temper mixed with the position of the governor of Jianzhou?

The smile on Gao Chen's face became even stronger, and he said, "Well, who called me your top boss?" Do you have what it takes to be my boss? "Thorn Shi is actually a scoundrel, Liu Wenjing was so angry that she couldn't speak for a while.

Gao Gaochen said in an accentuated tone: "The battle is about to start ahead, and this officer, as an assassin, will go to supervise the army tomorrow." This is your territory, as an official, you have to maintain the safety of one party, and if there is a problem, you are the only one who asks. He made a move, his main responsibility is to supply the logistics and supplies of the army, and the local government affairs are just incidental to deal with it, if something really happens, Liu Wenjing will definitely not escape, and he will definitely be severely punished by the imperial court.

After Liu Wenjing was forced to put on the shelf, she calmed down instead, changed her smile and said: "Gao Gong's foresight, the lower official really admires it, just now he said wildly, you are elegant and elegant, spare the lower official, right?" ”

Gao Chen smiled and said, "You haven't made a mistake for the time being, I can't punish you." "The subtext is, wait until you make a mistake and then clean you up.

Liu Wenjing was forced to be helpless, so she could only say softly: "Then the official will go on an errand." Gao Gaochen reminded him: "I have been raising food outside, I have never returned to Jianzhou, let alone seen you, tens of thousands of troops can testify to me, you can do it yourself." This sentence completely rectified Liu Wenjing to the point that she had no temper at all.

Liu Wenjing didn't want to leave, he looked at Gao Gaochen carefully, and said for a long time: "No wonder His Royal Highness the King of Han said that you are an old fox." Gao Gaochen said with a smile: "The old fox can't talk about it, and it will still drop if he oppresses people with power." ”

Liu Wenjing also smiled and said, "His Royal Highness the King of Han said that I can't fight you, I was very unconvinced at first, but now I am completely convinced." ”

Gao Gaochen smiled mysteriously: "There must be no less than five hundred people waiting for me outside, right?" Liu Wenjing was surprised, her eyes widened, her mouth opened wide, and she was stunned!

Gao Gaochen said leisurely: "Actually, I also know that you have already collected a lot of grain from some rich merchants, but it is all hoarded in the granaries of those merchants, yes or no?" Liu Wenjing was stupid and stupid.

Gao Gaochen said casually: "You Liu Wenjing are really bold, you dare to blackmail those grain merchants in my name, and you have to let me carry this black pot for you, how can there be such a cheap thing in this world?" ”

Liu Wenjing was dumbfounded, and began to regret not listening to King Han's words, he wanted to give Gao Gaochen a big embarrassment and vent a bad breath for King Han.

Gao Gaochen took a sip of tea and said: "It's a small matter of anger, it's your sin to cause a big disaster to King Han, don't give you a lesson, I really don't know that the sky is high, you are limited to transport the grain to He Shuai's camp within three days, otherwise, don't blame me for turning my face and not recognizing people." He brushed his sleeves away, Liu Wenjing wanted to calculate this fox, but he was caught in it, and now it is really too late to regret it.

Gao Gaochen took Xiao Wu out of the city quietly, and the carriage was waiting in Sanlipu outside the city. Nothing is light, he doesn't want to find something to do for himself, now that Liu Wenjing is handling local government affairs, what is Jingzhu in military affairs, the food is spread on Liu Wenjing's body, and it is most comfortable to have nothing to do.

The carriage galloped forward along the official road from Jianzhou to Youkou Pass, and the high-definition dust gently lifted the curtains, and the magnificent mountains and rivers in the south of the Yangtze River were in full view, and the personal guards were closely guarded around the carriage. Gao Gaochen sighed to himself, although he had disciples and money two years ago, he was not as powerful as he is now, and it was the spring breeze that was proud.

When he was in a hurry, there was a rapid knocking sound from outside the carriage, and Xiao Wu's voice responded: "Sir, I'm afraid the situation is not good, the sand and dust in front of him are everywhere, as if a large group of cavalry is charging." ”

Gao Gaochen was shocked in his heart, his first reaction was that something happened to Lao He's side, and after thinking about it, he felt that it was impossible, there were tens of thousands of troops guarding there, and if the pass was broken, he would definitely receive a battle report.

Gao Gaochen thought for a moment, and quickly ordered Xiao Wu to turn around the carriage and retreat to Jianzhou City, and then he ordered the three guards around him to hurry back to Jianzhou to call the police.

This carriage is not the one specially made by Gao Gaochen, and the axle can't stand the violent vibration at all, and the axle suddenly breaks with a "click". At this time, the pursuers behind were chasing closer and closer.

Xiao Wu said anxiously: "Sir, it is indeed the cavalry of the Min army, I will take you on the horse." There was a three-way road in front of him, and he broke away from the convoy on his back and galloped to the left.

The guards all knew that if Gao Gaochen made a mistake, they would all have to be beheaded all over the house, and they were all desperately trying to attract the pursuers of the Kaimin army.

When the Fujian cavalry chased to the three-way intersection, a general wearing a bronze mask at the head gently pulled the reins and instructed his soldiers to search the carriage that had fallen on the side of the road.

After a careful search, the soldiers reported: "General Qiyu, this is what I found, please take a look." The general looked at a roll of things handed over by his own soldiers, and handed it to a middle-aged man in Confucian costume beside him, after the man looked through it, his eyes lit up at the same time, and he shouted: "We are so lucky, the front is the Jianzhou Thorn Shi Gao Chen of the Tang Kingdom, if we catch him, it will be a miracle, haha!" ”

On the left is a small road, you can go to Qinzhou, and on the right is a big road, pointing directly to Jianzhou, Li Wentian asked: "Mr. Zhao, where should we go?" ”

"I think we should split up." Mr. Zhao said with a smile.

"Mr. Zhao, our main task is to attack Jianzhou, the first important town in Jianzhou." The wolf-toothed general Li Wentian felt a little incredible.

Mr. Zhao smiled lightly and said, "You don't know this, I observed that the group of people on the right were running chaotically, and it was obvious that the prison army was not on their side." ”

Li Wentian was thinking about a surprise attack on Jianzhou, which was a miracle, he was hesitating, Mr. Zhao saw his thoughts, so he said: "Otherwise, you go to attack Jianzhou, and I will arrest the prison army." ”

The wolf-toothed general Li Wentian was able to be sent by Li Renda to sneak attack the rear of the Tang State, and he was also a flexible general, he thought about it a little, and said to Mr. Zhao: "Then please sir, you bring a thousand soldiers and horses to chase the left, I will attack Jianzhou according to the established plan, and we will meet in Jianzhou after we succeed." So the soldiers went their separate ways.

Mr. Zhao was overjoyed when he heard this, since he joined the Fujian army, he had never led an army alone to carry out a mission, he said in his heart, he had to capture Gao Chenchen alive, let Li Renda see his ability to do nothing.

Wolf Tooth General Li Wentian is Li Renda's most trusted confidant general, brave in battle, rare is extremely wise, and is a tiger general with both civil and military skills.

Because He Jingzhu's defense was leaky, Li Renda had to find another way, and Zhao Wuwu happened to be familiar with the terrain of the Jianzhou border and knew a hunter's trail. Li Renda was overjoyed, accepted his advice, and sent Li Wentian to lead 10,000 elite horsemen, crossed the mountains from the path, and finally reached the Jianzhou Plain of Pingchuan after a lot of hardships, and the non-combat attrition on the way reached more than 3,000, and the loss of horses was even more considerable.

Mr.'s real name is Zhao Wuxian, originally a native of Youzhou, and later for some reasons and the Tang State had a deep enmity like the sea, fled to Jianzhou to hide for a few years, and then he really couldn't, so he simply threw his heart into the Fujian army.

Zhao Wuxian is a world-shattering hero, but in just a few years, he has been appreciated by Li Renda, and his status has also risen.

Gao Gaochen secretly complained in his heart, he never expected that the first time he met the enemy army, he would be in danger. He is used to living a comfortable life, and he was suddenly carried by Xiao Wu on horseback to escape, this feeling is extremely uncomfortable, but he can't care about it now, only to stay in Qingshan, and it is easy to say anything.

The Min army horses are fast, they are riding a pair of packs, the chasing soldiers are getting closer and closer, Xiao Wu is so anxious that he is sweating, he said loudly: "Sir, you ride the horse first, I will break the back." Gao Gaochen was dizzy from the jolting of the galloping horse, and groaned in pain: "Xiao Wu, you stab the horse's ass hard to make this beast run faster." Xiao Wu turned his hand into a knife and cut off a small half of the horse's buttocks, and the horse was in pain, neighed wildly, and galloped hard, suddenly widening the distance between him and the pursuers.

Zhao Wuxian caught a glimpse of the horse's blood on the road, and couldn't help but feel a burst of ecstasy in his heart, although the injured and crazy horse ran fast, but it couldn't last, and when the horsepower was exhausted, it was the time when Gao Gao Chen was captured.

Although Gao Gaochen is familiar with military books and battle strategies, after all, this is the first time he has encountered a powerful enemy pursuit, so when he was carried on the back of a horse by Xiao Wu, his mind turned out to be blank. After escaping for a while, he gradually came to his senses and began to think about ways to save his life.

The nearby are all hills, even if there are mountains, they are not high, and you can see by looking at the smoke and dust that there are at least hundreds of pursuing soldiers, and it is not a problem to search for a small hill.

What to do?

For the first time, Gao Gao Chen deeply felt the difficulty of being in a desperate situation, death was so close to him, he shook his head, trying to eliminate distracting thoughts, and concentrate on thinking about the way to escape.

Xiao Wu felt that the horses under him were obviously slowing down, and although the four horses' hooves were running desperately, the healthy horses that had lost too much blood would definitely not be able to support them for long.

Suddenly, his crotch went weak, the horse could no longer control its balance, and fell to the ground, Xiao Wu hugged Mr. and rose into the air.

Just when the upward momentum was gradually declining, Xiao Wu accidentally found a very secret cave on the side of the road, about ten zhang above the ground, and the entrance of the cave was naturally covered by vines. Due to the angle, it is only possible to see from above the opening, but not from below. He didn't have time to think about it, his body turned, and his right hand was already climbing on the vine at the entrance of the cave, and with a slight effort, the two of them hid in the cave.

It didn't take long for Zhao Wuxian and his pursuers to arrive at the location where the horse had fallen to the ground, he didn't look at the fallen horse, but looked at the surrounding terrain very intently.

Zhao Wuxian knew in his heart, without horses, the target would definitely not go far, and the rest was just how to search them out as soon as possible.

On both sides of the road was a small forest, and beside the road stood a huge stone covered with green vines and thick moss, and there was no trace of anyone climbing it.

Zhao Wuwu commanded his subordinates to scatter in all directions, surrounding those few woods, and Zhao Wuwu personally inspected it, and finally convinced that the enemy could not escape from the encirclement, so he relieved himself.

The enemy has already entered the net, and it is impossible to escape with wings.

Zhao Wuxian always felt that the boulder was a little strange, he walked under the stone to observe carefully, and suddenly with a wave of his hand, a Fujian cavalry immediately bent his bow and shot an arrow, the arrow pierced the moon like a meteor, and hit the boulder with a "ding" sound, and fell under the boulder.

Zhao Wuxian was still a little uneasy, stretched out his five fingers, pointed heavily at the boulder, and for a while, the arrows were all at hand, and the sharp arrows were like rain. Zhao Wuxian's eyes widened and fixed on the boulder, he didn't notice anything unusual, his hand was gently lowered, and the rain of arrows immediately stopped.

Zhao Wuxian asked people to go into the woods to search, he ordered, it is best to catch them alive, five hundred cavalry dismounted, one by one to search the woods, the other five hundred cavalry surrounded the surroundings, once they found that someone broke through, they would immediately pursue and kill.

The cave is not big, it is a little damp, the size is just right for two people, and one more person can't hide it, Xiao Wu curled his body in front of Gao Chen.

Gao Gaochen gasped for a while, saw the situation in the cave clearly, and couldn't help but secretly say that he was lucky. He saw through the cracks in the vines that Zhao Wuxian was engrossed in observing the huge stone, and he was very nervous, for fear that he would see the flaw. He knew very well that with his official capacity, there was no possibility of being captured at all, and once he could not escape, he must die for his country, otherwise the infamy would be with him for generations to come.

Suddenly, there was a violent shock in the high-definition dust behind him, and he was hit by an arrow!

Perhaps it was a coincidence that a scattered arrow slammed into the high-definition dust body from an incredible angle.

Gao Gao Chen didn't have the slightest resistance to the severe pain, and he was about to exhale pain when he opened his mouth wide, Xiao Wu's bear back pressed against his throat, making him unable to speak, and Gao Gao Chen fainted in pain after a while.

Xiao Wu's heart is like a knife, but his body does not move at all, if a few more arrows come in, Mr. may be difficult to say, he doesn't dare to think about it.

Seeing that the grim reaper was approaching with a cruel smile, the rain of arrows suddenly stopped, and Xiao Wu was paralyzed in the cave.

The world is really unpredictable, the difference is a millimeter, and the error is thousands of miles.

Xiao Wu eased up a little, and immediately turned around to take care of Mr., as soon as he saw the wound, he couldn't help but gasp, my God, the arrow of Hades shot from under Mr.'s ribs, the sharp arrow slanted out, and the shaft of the arrow was half in Mr.'s body, and blood was gurgling all over the ground.

Xiao Wu plugged the wound with a cotton cloth with hot tears in his eyes, took out a black pill in his arms, stuffed it into his husband's mouth, and let him swallow it.

Zhao Wuxian took his own soldiers to search the entire forest, and he adopted mental tactics while searching, reported his name, and said that as long as Gao Gaochen came out and surrendered, he would not embarrass him.

But Zhao Wuxian never found any trace of the prey, he raised his head and found that it was not early, this was the hinterland of the Tang Dynasty, and he could encounter a large force of Tang troops at any time. But he didn't want the prey that had already reached his mouth to escape, so he turned his heart on the side and prepared to poison him.

Zhao Wuxian withdrew from the woods with a large group of men and horses, and then instructed his own soldiers around him: "Prepare torches and set fire from the east, south, and west." Soon, a raging fire had risen in the woods, and Zhao Wuxian led his men to firmly guard the north, as long as the prey appeared, it would definitely not escape his poisonous hands.

The pungent smoke drifted into the cave, Xiao Wu was shocked, and looked around, only to see three flames in the sky, thick smoke everywhere, and a strong smell of sulfur wafting in the air, the stone cave was just in the center of the woods, and the blazing fire would burn here sooner or later.

Xiao Wu didn't dare to slack off, quietly slipped out, climbed down the boulder along the vines, and then climbed a towering ancient tree with his hands and feet, after careful observation, he found that Zhao Wuxian was really vicious, not to mention setting fire on three sides, there were actually archers ambushed on all sides.

If he escaped alone, there would definitely be no problem, but Xiao Wu had never thought about this problem.

Death is approaching again, and this time compared to just now, the situation is even more sinister, there is no chance to even die for a lifetime, and it is a dead end!

Knowing that he was going to die, Xiao Wu calmed down, and he was about to come down from the tree when he suddenly found a mountain monkey squatting not far away, looking at him with fear.

Xiao Wu sighed, it seems that he is destined to die here, and it is difficult for even wild monkeys to escape, not to mention that he is now in a state of being a thief and going to the empty building.

Xiao Wu slid down the branch, and the wild monkey squeaked a few times and ran up to the main trunk, and he was never seen again.

This astonishing discovery made Xiao Wu's eyes glow wildly, he used his hands and feet together, and immediately climbed to the place where the wild monkey disappeared just now, obediently, he found that the trunk was actually empty, and the wild monkey had long since disappeared.

Xiao Wu flashed a flash of inspiration, and immediately tied the high-definition dust tightly to his body, climbed to the ancient tree, and plunged down from the place where the mountain monkey had just descended......

Zhao Wuxian waited outside the woods for a long time, seeing that the flames had blocked the exit to the north, but he hadn't seen Gao Gao Chen come out of it and surrender, he sighed and said in his heart, if the Tang army was as heroic as this Gao Chen, then Li Renda's plan to restore the Min State would definitely come to naught.

Such a fire would definitely alarm the nearby garrison, Zhao Wuxian saw a scout rushing desperately from a distance, knowing that the Tang army was coming, he was a resolute and resolute person, turned over his horse, and quickly evacuated the danger with a little regret.

After Xiao Wu jumped down from the tree hole, he put his hands and feet on the cave wall, slowly descended, and crawled for half an hour, but he had not reached the bottom. Xiao Wuxin said, this ancient tree is afraid that it will live for more than a few thousand years, the tree has big roots and deep roots, where is the head?

The toes finally hit the hard object, Xiao Wu was exhausted, his right knee weakened, and he fell to the ground.

Xiao Wu sat on the ground and gasped, and after a long time, he relieved himself, and when he looked around carefully, he found that there was a hole on the right, and it was pitch black.

Xiao Wuxin said, it's really unlucky, there is a sky-high fire above, and there is an unfathomable underground below, God can really entertain people.

Xiao Wu climbed along the entrance of the cave, the road was really long, and he climbed for more than an hour, and finally reached the end, and there was a breach on the side. Xiao Wu estimated that the wild monkey had escaped from this breach, as there were no other exits along the way.

Mr. Xiao Wujiang put it down gently, took a breath of true breath, and Mr. slowly woke up. As soon as Gao Gaochen opened his eyes, he saw Xiao Wu's anxious eyes, he felt a lot of pain under his ribs, like a knife and a needle prick, he groaned, touched the affected area with his hand, and asked with a wheez: "Xiao Wu'er, where are we?" ”

Xiao Wu said happily: "Sir, we are out of danger now. Gao Gaochen felt uncomfortable chest tightness, and couldn't help coughing, and a large mouthful of blood gushed out. Xiao Wu hurriedly tied his wound tightly, Gao Gaochen felt much better, he turned his head slowly, saw Xiao Wu's pale and bloodless face, his heart was like a knife, he said: "Wu'er, we have to get out of here quickly, and when we get out, find a safe place, and I will carefully check the injury." ”

Xiao Wu never dared to disobey Mr.'s will, so he picked up Mr. and walked through the hole. When he saw the light of day again, Xiao Wu couldn't help but look up to the sky and roar, and the situation of ten thousand deaths turned into the rest of his life, which was really happy.

Gao Gao Chen was also smiling, he was chased by the enemy for the first time in charge of the army, and there was no way into the ground, the lesson was really very painful, he joked: "In the past, there was a falling phoenix slope, but now it has almost become a falling dust slope." Xiao Wu grinned and said: "Sir, Jiren has its own celestial phenomena, and it is not too late to fall into the dust after eighty or ninety years." ”

Gao Gaochen looked at Xiao Wu lovingly, how fortunate is it that there are disciples like this?

The master and apprentice joked, and Gao Gaochen analyzed the current situation, the cavalry of the Fujian army was able to penetrate deep into the Jianzhou Plain, so the number one target was Jianzhou, the first important town in Jianzhou.

Xiao Wu put his husband on his back again, and rushed to Liuxingbao fifty miles away, where there were 3,000 permanent people, and the guard was Gao Minggao, the general brought by Gao Gaochen from Beijing.

Gou Minggao saw Gao Gao Chen, who was covered in blood, and was so frightened that the seven souls went out of his body, and while he instructed his own soldiers to summon a military doctor, he personally helped Gao Gao Chen on a stretcher and carried him into his general's mansion.

Gao Chen's carriage originally had standing medicines, but unfortunately he didn't have time to get them when he fled. After helping Gao Gao Chen clean the wound, Gao Gao Chen took out a few yellow pills, let Hu Langzhong melt them with a small amount of warm water, and applied them to the arrow wound victim.

Gao Gaochen took a large amount of Dansan, then covered the quilt, closed his eyes, and fell into a deep sleep.

Gou Minggao learned from Xiaowu's mouth that the cavalry of the Fujian army actually appeared in the Jianzhou Plain, and his first reaction was to affirm that there was a secret passage in the border area. As long as there is no civil strife, it is absolutely impossible to be broken by the Fujian army, which is dominated by cavalry.

Xiao Wu didn't understand the things of marching and fighting, he easily sat on the edge of the bed and closed his eyes to recuperate, and he was very relieved that Mr.'s medical skills were excellent.

Gou Minggao belonged to a rough and fine general, and he was sensitive to the fact that the Fujian cavalry that infiltrated was trying to sneak attack Jianzhou, and once he succeeded, it would inevitably cause chaos in the Jianzhou camp, and General He would definitely send troops back to help.

Early the next morning, Gao Gaochen woke up from his deep sleep, he subconsciously touched the wound and pressed it gently, the affected area was not as painful as yesterday.

Xiao Wu's delicate face appeared in front of him, and he asked, "Sir, do you feel better?" ”

Gao Gaochen nodded and said, "Help me up." Xiao Wu pulled out a quilt and cushioned it under him, allowing the gentleman to lean comfortably against the head of the bed.

Gao Chen's mind was very uncalm, it can be said that the stormy waves were surging, and the real was also a cruel war, which made him deeply understand the great lethality and destructiveness of the elite cavalry.

The first time he touched the enemy, he almost died before his ambition was paid, and he was able to come back to life, thanks to the loyal Xiao Wu'er, but good luck could not always be patronized. He shook his head gently, war must be experienced first-hand before you can know the true meaning of the impermanence of soldiers and the impermanence of water, and the lesson is profound.

He asked, "Xiao Wu'er, you tell me everything that happened yesterday, remember to keep it word for word." "Xiao Wu's memory is outstanding, and he has restored yesterday's events in their entirety.

Gao Chen's eyes flashed from time to time, he heard that Zhao Wuxian actually set fire from three sides, but he wanted to set ambush on all sides, he couldn't help but sigh: "This person's scheming is so deep, his heart is vicious, it is really rare in the world, we can escape from that forest alive is really a fluke!" Xiao Wu also felt that there was some element of luck.

Gao Gaochen called Gou Minggao and asked him, "How far is it from Jianzhou?" ”

Gou Minggao replied: "More than 100 miles." ”

"So how far are we from Youkou Pass here?"

"More than one hundred and fifty miles."

"How far is Youkou Pass from where Xiao Wu and I were attacked?" HD dust deliberately tested Gou Minggao.

"I don't know the exact name of the place, but it should be about 100 miles."

"Okay, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to make meritorious contributions if we continue to be stationed here, so how can we deal a head-on blow to the rampant Fujian army?"

"Gao Gong, the last general thought that the Min army must have discovered the unknown trail on the border and infiltrated from there."

"So do you know how to find that gap?"

Gou Minggao shook his head and said: "The border stretches for thousands of miles, and the last general didn't expect that there was a problem there. ”

"Are you willing to follow me to kill the enemy?" Gou Minggao was shocked, his eyes were murderous, and he shouted: "The last general has already been sick." ”

Gao Gaochen asked again: "How many soldiers and horses are there in this city......

Before Gou Minggao finished asking, he hurriedly said: "There are 4,500 soldiers and horses in this city, including 500 cavalry, 1,000 infantry troops, and 3,000 people and strong men trained by me. Gao Gaochen was very pleased, the people who were usually trained to catch robbers were now actually coming in handy.

Gao Gaochen ordered: "Gou Minggao, you lead all the soldiers and horses in the city, remember to bring more bows and arrows, dry food and things to set fire, and follow me to clean up the thieves." ”

Gou Minggao has been fighting with the King of Han for many years, don't look at his age, he can be regarded as an old man in the Jianzhou battalion, he has long been looking forward to going to the battlefield, and he has never stopped preparing for battle.

Xiao Wu controlled the reins with one hand, galloped wildly, and Gao Chen leaned comfortably in his arms. Gou Minggao sent four pro-soldiers who were proficient in horsemanship, each pro-soldier was a man and two horses, and once the horse carrying the high-definition dust was tired, there would be a horse eager to gallop at any time to take over.

Gao Gao Chen had to come to clean up Zhao in person, Xiao Wu couldn't resist him, Gao Gao Chen thought, if he didn't retaliate in person, how could he eliminate the pain in his heart?

Gao Gaochen knew that the overall quality of Datang's cavalry could not catch up with the Fujian army, and there were few cavalry with high reputations, even if he went to rescue Jianzhou, he was afraid that he would not be able to stop Zhao Wuwu from escaping, so he simply decided to come to the bottom of the kettle and directly lead people to ambush Zhao Wuwu on the trail that he touched in.

Gou Minggao inadvertently saw the hoof prints of the Fujian cavalry, and immediately realized that Gao Gaochen was really smart, and now he only needs to follow the hoof prints all the way to the past, and he will definitely find the target.

With a wave of his hand, a large group of people swarmed up and occupied this valley that was neither big nor small. This valley is really very secret, if it weren't for Xiao Wu taking the lead in front, I am afraid that the cavalry would have been discovered by the Min army left behind by Zhao Wuxian.

Gao Gaochen still cautiously ordered: "General Gou, you arrange all the officers and soldiers to be sure to search this mountain for me from beginning to end, especially pay attention to the places covered with green vines, as well as the big trees and caves. Whoever beheads one will be rewarded with ten dollars. Gou Minggao was overjoyed in his heart, and they had no chance to be rewarded for their meritorious service when they stayed in the rear.

Gao Chenxin said, Zhao is okay, Mr. Zhao, where do I see you fleeing this time?

As Gao Chen expected, the good news came one after another, after all, Xiao Wu alone could not search such a big mountain, Gao Gao Chen knew that the cunning rabbit still had three holes, not to mention Zhao Wuxian's traitorous male?

When Li Wentian's iron cavalry approached Jianzhou, Gao Chen's guards were all caught up by him one by one and were completely killed, and all the Tang people he encountered along the way were also slaughtered. When the scouts went to reconnoiter Jianzhou City, they found that the city gate was closed, and the city was full of soldiers, as if facing a great enemy.

Li Wentianxin said, I attacked so secretly, could it have been discovered by the Tang Army? He began to hesitate, Jianzhou City is not as small as an ordinary city, the city is eighteen zhang high, and the moat is five zhang wide, not to mention that there are at least 50,000 Tang troops stationed in the city. There were only more than 10,000 men and horses in his hands, and they were all cavalry, and there were no siege equipment at all.

Li Wentian thought about it for a while, and felt that it was impossible, all the animals that could talk were killed in the places he passed along the way, and he knew that it would definitely be impossible to take Jianzhou by launching a strong attack now, and he had to wait until the dead of night to touch it, so that there was a trace of possibility.

After his delay, the six messengers sent by Gou Minggao entered the city from the eastern, northern, and western gates respectively, and the two messengers who came from the south gate were intercepted and killed by Li Wentian.

Li Wentian held the military newspaper in his hand, and secretly called it a fluke, he said, fortunately, Lao Tzu went around to the south gate, otherwise, this time he went deep into the Jianzhou Plain, but he was afraid that there would be no return.

When He Jingzhu received the alert from the messenger, he was shocked, and the beads of sweat on his forehead were dripping down heavily, and he couldn't even figure out the military report in his hand.

He slapped his thigh and laughed: "Lao Tzu is really a lucky man with his own celestial phenomena, if it weren't for Liu Wenjing's bastard who was a gift and a trick, Lao Tzu would not have pretended to be this deputy soldier coming to the city." I didn't expect that there was really an enemy to sneak attack, what a blessing. He gave the order to go down, and the whole army urgently assembled and went to the city to prepare for battle.

When Li Wentian heard the assembly number in the city, he knew that it was not good, and it happened that Zhao Wuxian rushed to meet him. After hearing about the current situation, Zhao Wuxian suggested: "For the sake of today's plan, we can only retreat quickly, otherwise once we are surrounded by the Tang army, we will be completely annihilated." Li Wentian was very frustrated and hurriedly retreated with his people.

Li Wentian ran a step faster, and the 50,000 elites personally led by He Jingzhu had already pressed over from all sides. The scouts sent by Zhao Wuxian preemptively spotted the main force of the Tang army, and they fled from the encirclement that was about to close.

The 20,000 Tang troops led by Huang Quan bit Li Wentian to the death, Li Wentian felt that he had to fight back, he led 5,000 elite iron cavalry, suddenly turned the horse's head, and killed a horse gun. Two extremely sharp arrows collided in one place, and the brave won when they met on a narrow road, and the two sides were entangled and fought to the death in one place.

Li Wentian is a good soldier, and Huangquan has many soldiers, and it is difficult to distinguish the winner from the loser for a while. Zhao Wuxian was really bold, not only did the 1,000 cavalry he led not escape, but led the army around the back of Huangquan's formation, which caught him off guard, but the Tang army did not crush there, but gritted its teeth and fought desperately, only wanting to drag them down.

Huang Quan didn't care about the loss of the troops at all, he only thought about one thing in his heart, dragging the enemy was victory, Zhao Wuxian faced such a strong Tang army, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh, and sent someone to inform Li Wentian to quickly get out of the battle.

If someone looks down on the earth in mid-air, then they will find that the smoke and dust are billowing on the ground, the sound of shouting and killing is shaking the sky, the galloping of thousands of horses is like thunder, the sound of swords and guns hitting each other is like a sonorous music, the whistle of the Fujian cavalry, and the wail of the dying are intertwined into a true portrayal of hell on earth.

Li Wentian, who was killed, split a Tang military captain and his horse in half with a knife, and the Tang troops around him were timid, Li Wentian deliberately wiped the blood on the scimitar on his face, that appearance was simply a demon god descending to earth, the Tang army's offensive slowed down slightly, and Li Wentian took the opportunity to take people out of the entangled Tang army.

Li Wentian complained while retreating, if only Li Renda could give him 30,000 iron horses, then he would not need to retreat at all, and would instead attack the villages, cities, and granaries in the hinterland of the Tang army.

Before leaving, He Jingzhu's massacre order had been handed down to generals at all levels, and the Fujian army that invaded the Jianzhou Plain must be wiped out and never surrendered. No matter whose defense area the Fujian army escaped from, the commander of the army will be subject to military law.

The camp was also divided into many branches, and they stood behind the armies with bows and swords, and those who dared to flee from the battle did not need to be interrogated, and all were punished on the spot.

After all, Li Wentian had few people, and the Tang Army of the brigade pressed over from all directions, which made the space for Li Wentian to move smaller and smaller, but they were also getting closer and closer to the valley that Zhao Wuwu named "Eagle Sorrow Stream".

Zhao Wuxian took the lead in coming to the mouth of the valley, he made a loud whistle, and there was a long and three short cuckoo calls from the top of the valley, he was relieved in his heart, and commanded the army to enter the valley, but the valley road was narrow and could only be ridden in parallel, he immediately changed his strategy, and ordered the three horsemen to be lined up side by side, and quickly evacuated from the danger.

At this moment, time is life, Li Wentian saw that the speed of retreat was too slow, so he said to Zhao Wuxian: "Sir, look at it like this, it is difficult for us to retreat completely, please Mr. lead people to hold the valley, I will go and kill for a while to gain time." Time waits for no one, so Zhao Wuwu had to agree.

Li Wentian gathered 2,000 cavalry, turned his horse's head and killed the Tang army, while Zhao Wuxian gathered all the bows and arrows of the whole army, and he took 1,000 men and stationed them at the mouth of the valley in order to meet Li Wentian's retreat.

The cavalry of the Fujian army galloped in such a narrow valley, and it was like walking on the ground, and Gao Chen, who was standing on the top of the valley, couldn't help but sigh, and said in his heart, this is the elite, according to this frame, if it weren't for the fact that the valley had been laid by him, then Zhao Wuxian only needed to hold on for one or two hours to evacuate safely with the whole army.

The Tang army was like a big umbrella, surrounded from several sides, He Jingzhu had also found out that the Min army wanted to slip away, he did not hesitate to issue a general attack order, Li Wentian, who had only 2,000 people, immediately couldn't stand it, he didn't dare to fight, and he pulled his horse and withdrew.

The officers and men of the Fujian army all knew that there would definitely be no good fruit to eat in the hands of the Tang army, and the sharp-eyed soldiers had already discovered that as long as the Tang army surrounded them found the wounded soldiers of the Fujian army, they would immediately make up for it and never leave a living mouth.

Li Wentian rushed to Zhao Wuxian's side, he found that most of the soldiers had rushed into the valley, he couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief, he turned over and dismounted, stood on a big stone, took the kettle handed by the guards and drank it all, wiped the corners of his mouth, and said rudely: "His grandmother's bear, these Tang troops will only bully more and less, if Lao Tzu has 30,000 iron horses, he must step on these fools." ”

Zhao Wuxian also felt that it was a miracle to be able to get out of the whole body this time, and the only regret was that he didn't catch that high-definition dust.

In a short time, the Tang army was already close at hand, Li Wentian left five hundred archers behind him, and then jumped on his horse and rushed into the valley side by side with Zhao Wuxian. The terrain of the "Eagle Sorrowful Stream" is dangerous, sandwiched between two mountains, easy to defend and difficult to attack, even if there are many Tang soldiers, they cannot take advantage of the slightest.

He Jingzhu was so anxious when he saw the Fujian army leaving quickly, in addition to strictly ordering the soldiers in front to charge, he could only stare dryly.

The men and horses led by Gou Minggao were well hidden, and Zhao Wuxian never realized that there was an ambush of the Tang army in the valley.

The Min army had all entered the valley, and the Tang army had also arrived at the valley mouth, and Gao Gaochen saw that the time was ripe, and ordered: "Attack!" ”

A prisoner of the Min army was pushed down the valley by Xiao Wu, and the terrible screams resounded through the "Eagle Sorrowful Stream", and Zhao Wuxian was startled and shouted badly.

The boundless boulders fell straight down like a waterfall, blocking the exit in the blink of an eye, cutting off the last hope of the Min army's escape. Rockets rained down, and it was completely impossible to dodge in the narrow valley, it was not an arrow at all, it was simply the claws of death, constantly devouring the lives of the warriors of the Fujian army.

The whole mountain trembled, the smoke billowed from the valley, and the flames of vengeance burned out, and a gust of wind blew through the valley, and the fire of hell spread faster as it turned the place into a sea of fire.

The monstrous flames converged into a huge fire dragon, wantonly harvesting the lives of the Fujian army's iron horsemen, and the valley became a hell on earth. Screams, wails, cries for help, crying, sound in the ears, Gou Minggao, who was used to living an iron-blooded life, had never seen such a tragic scene, and the powder keg in his hand was slowly put down.

Zhao Wuxian was very familiar with the terrain in the valley, and as soon as he found that the situation was not good, he hurriedly rushed forward desperately, and he silently prayed in his heart: God, give me time. He knew that if he couldn't get out of the valley, he would be burned to death, and he had to get to his destination before the fire god was completely angry.

Li Wentian was at the end of the team, and as soon as the front was chaotic, he clearly felt that dying here would become his fate. He thought that instead of being burned to death, it would be better to kill and earn more lives for this funeral.

It's a pity that this has become wishful thinking, the Tang Army archers guarding the mountain pass are divided into more than a dozen groups, and the rain of arrows is as endless as the surging river.

Zhao Wuxian slashed and killed countless Min troops blocking the way all the way, and he was about to reach his destination, but there was a raging flame in front of him, and the flesh and blood rushed in, and it was impossible to even get closer.

All the essence and spirit condensed by Zhao Wuwu were dissipated in an instant, he looked up to the sky and sighed, and roared: "Heaven wants to kill me Zhao Wuwu!" ”

The flames all over the mountains were about to engulf the entire valley, and the tongue of fire had already begun to lick Zhao Wuwu's clothes, his eyes weeping, closing his eyes, waiting for the last moment to come, and the hero also had a time of desperation.

Suddenly, a bolt of lightning struck the sky, followed by a torrential downpour of mercury. Zhao Wuxian opened his mouth wide, let the rain pour into his throat, and there was a burst of ecstasy in his heart. Although the flames were fierce, they were no match for the downpour, and the fire gradually subsided until it was completely extinguished.

Zhao ran away, he ran into a pile of strange rocks, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.

Standing on the top of the mountain, standing with his hands on his back, the air on the top of the mountain after the rain was exceptionally fresh, but unfortunately, the valley was filled with a scorched and unpleasant stench. At this moment, he deeply felt the ruthlessness and cruelty of war. A fire that burned down the trees and harvested countless lives for the Grim Reaper, was truly extraordinary.