Chapter 69: The Deceased
"Yishou, who gave this note?"
"Your Excellency, this note was shot wrapped in an arrow and picked up by our army. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info Fangcai, in Xia Zheng led the flying harrier to train in the field, suddenly saw this arrow shot in front of our army's formation, opened the note in Xia, and saw that its words were serious, so he hurriedly came here and handed it over to the adults. Wang Yishou replied hurriedly.
Li Xiao frowned and groaned for a moment, suddenly raised his head, the light in his eyes shot out, and he shouted loudly: "Yishou, this matter is important, quickly take the flying harrier and follow me to chase the person who shoots the letter!" ”
"Yes!"
Fighting horses and walking on the official road back, Monk An, dressed as an ordinary hunter, deliberately slowed down.
The six men who traveled with him were dressed in the same outfit as him. From time to time, they secretly looked at Monk An who was bowing his head and meditating, and everyone was quite dissatisfied in their hearts, but they didn't dare to say anything.
Monk An, whose felt fur hat was folded very low, didn't seem to see their dissatisfied eyes, and was still immersed in his own thoughts.
He suddenly remembered the past again, and his heart was suddenly full of unspeakable sourness.
I think that at the beginning, I said goodbye to Li Xiao Jinzhou, I went to Shandong, and Li Xiao went to Jinzhou, and the two went their separate ways. Unexpectedly, after more than half a year, the situation of the two people has been very different.
I never expected that Li Xiao, an ordinary Orion in the countryside of Jinzhou who was nameless and powerless, would make a name for himself in Jinzhou by fighting Tartars, and he was also promoted to the head of a thousand households, which really impressed him.
Now that Li Xiaonan has withdrawn to Shandong, he has such financial resources to build a huge Chifeng Fort. I think that I said that I wanted Li Xiao to come to Shandong to vote for him, but now I think about it, but it is a kind of irony.
Look at yourself again, after going to Shandong, he became a subordinate of Liu Zeqing's subordinate general Zheng Longfang, and was stationed outside Laizhou City. Although he is still the post of the general banner, he is not valued at all, and his military salary is often in arrears.
Monk An was furious in his heart, but he was helpless.
Because, there are only more than 20 people left in his hands, and he really has no capital to jump on. If he dared to express his dissatisfaction, Zheng Longfang could do him effortlessly like pinching a mosquito to death.
It's just that there is a time when I can't endure such a day of suffering and suffering.
The contradiction broke out at the end of last year, the New Year was approaching, the soldiers who suffered from hunger and cold, in order to get the long-overdue military salary, began to make trouble, Zheng Longfang immediately sent troops to suppress, and the monk An who heard the news had to flee all the way east from Laizhou with his team, and finally came to the Yellow County to squat on the dog mountain, and took refuge in the mountain bandit chieftain.
Monk An originally thought that now he finally had a place to stay. But I never expected that it would be difficult to accommodate this one-eyed cottage.
Because of his upright temperament, it became more and more difficult to get along with the bandit leader, and the attitude of that eye towards Monk An gradually became indifferent and disgusted from the initial welcome and friendliness.
Seeing that the two of them were apart, Monk An's deputy Hu Rat, felt that this was a good opportunity to take advantage of the position, so he formally broke with Monk An, and then actively expressed his loyalty and charm to One Eye, so as to win the favor of One Eye and introduce Hu Mouse as a cronie.
Seeing that the Beard was loved by one eye, Monk An's subordinates also began to divide, about a dozen people immediately threw themselves into the Beard, and only five or six people remained loyal to Monk An.
During this time, squatting on the dog mountain, Li Xiao and others were found to build Chifeng Fort in this Mazhu Town, and they suddenly became greedy.
He found out clearly that Li Xiao had killed Shangguan, and it was difficult to accommodate him in Jinzhou, so he had to come to Shandong. This person only brought more than 100 soldiers, and the rest were all family members who had no combat power. Even though Li Xiao expanded his troops and horses some time ago, he also knew at one eye that these recruits who had never been on the battlefield or even trained for a few days were really lackluster in combat effectiveness.
Therefore, with one eye of nearly five hundred people, he made up his mind to eat Li Xiao in one bite.
One eye decided that this Li Xiao could have such financial resources to build such a big fort, and the wealth in the army must be considerable, so why don't you eat such a fat sheep in your mouth.
One eye finally made up his mind, and in three days, the whole cottage bandits would go out together to completely kill Li Xiao and others and loot the goods.
He believed that the officers and soldiers under his command who had been fighting for such a long time were not opponents, and it was not a matter of being able to deal with this small Li Xiao army.
One eye is a delicate person, although he has a plan, but he still asked Monk An to lead a group of sentinels to explore Li Xiaojun's movements and terrain, so as to keep abreast of Li Xiaojun's latest developments and ensure that when the whole army goes out to attack, Li Xiaojun can be killed with one blow.
It's just that one eye is meticulous and plans so thoroughly, but he never expected that Monk An, who was sent by him to explore the terrain and movements, had a different heart.
Hmph, you are unkind to me An with one eye, then don't blame me An for being unjust to you!
Monk An came back from his thoughts, and looked back with complicated eyes.
He silently thought in his heart what Li Xiao would do if he found the note he had shot at him.
At that time, when he fired the arrow with the letter, he deliberately let his retinue scatter and leave, and the last loyal men of the six followers who followed him did not realize that their loyal master was already planning a new way out for him.
That Li Xiao won't be indifferent.
Monk An gradually became a little uneasy.
In the distance, there was a faint sound of horses' hooves.
There were six people next to Monk An, with frightened expressions on their faces. Monk An's mouth hung a faint smile, and the stone in his heart finally landed.
Good Li Xiao, you are finally here, An Mou is not wrong about you!
Soon, the sound of horses' hooves was so loud that Li Xiao and Wang Yishou led a group of flying harriers to gallop over, and surrounded Monk An and his party dressed as ordinary hunters.
"Mr. An, how should I act?" An attendant asked Monk An in a low and nervous voice.
Monk An didn't answer him, he took a few steps forward gently, and took off the felt fur hat on his head at Li Xiao, who was staring at him, revealing the huge and smooth bald head.
Li Xiao and Monk An looked at each other, and they both looked up and laughed for a while.
Monk An's subordinates, as well as a group of flying harriers, were unaware of this situation.
What's going on, is it possible that his own Shangguan is very familiar with the other party?
"Monk An, it's really you! Li Xiao is today, but he has inherited the feelings of the deceased. Li Xiao's smile did not decrease, and he immediately stepped forward to make a mistake with Monk An, and then patted him on the shoulder affectionately.
"Lord Li, An is ashamed." Monk An's throat surged, as if he had thousands of words to say to Li Xiao, but in the end he only spit out this one sentence.
Li Xiao made a gesture to signal that he didn't have to say anything.
"This is not a place to speak, and the reunion of the old people is a rare fate. Brothers, and return to Chifeng Fort with this official, and it is not too late to have a detailed discussion of the banquet. ”
Li Xiao's words of invitation have an unstoppable force.
At this time, Monk An's subordinates, even if they were stupid, they all wanted to understand what was going on, they looked at Monk An with a smile on their faces, and everyone was helpless in their hearts, mixed with a hint of happiness.
Since you have lived so aggrieved in one eye, isn't it logical to turn to the Lord now?
After returning to Chifeng Fort, Li Xiao asked Monk An to go to another room for a banquet, but he asked Shang Tianwei, Wu Liang, Mo Changrong, Duan Shidi, Zhao Jie and others to accompany Monk An to drink and feast.
After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Monk An was already blushing, and he muttered to Li Xiao that since the farewell of Jinzhou, he came to Shandong for a period of time, Li Xiao and everyone listened to it, and they were all embarrassed.
"Lord Li, although Monk An has fallen into the grass, because he has no choice but to rob a rich merchant and rob a rich village, he has never done anything to kill good people." Monk An stared at Li Xiao and said seriously.
"Brother An, this official believes in you." Li Xiao replied sincerely, and after speaking, he toasted him with another glass of wine.
Monk An's eyes suddenly flashed, he took Li Xiao's wine glass, raised his neck and drank it all.
"Brother An, what you said is that the one-eyed bandit department will come to attack my Chifeng Fort in three days, is this true?" Wu Liang interjected and asked.
Monk An nodded: "It is indeed a plan, one eye said, while the Chifeng Fort has not yet been completed, more than 500 bandits from the whole cottage will be dispatched together, vowing to rob all the treasures of the Chifeng Fort, and kill the people of the whole fort." ”
"Humph! This pickled and splashed goods, it's really his dog guts! Even the elite of our army will kill the Tartar elite, and I am afraid of his more than 500 bandits! If he dares to come, grandpa wants him to come back! Tian Wei's face turned red with anger, and he slapped the table and scolded angrily.
"Yes, our army has made arrangements in advance to give this guy a head-on blow!" Duan Shidi hurriedly interjected on the side.
Wang Yishou, Mo Changrong, Zhao Jie and others agreed, saying that they should be fully prepared to completely eliminate the enemy who came with one eye.
Seeing this, Monk An put down his chopsticks and said to Li Xiao: "Lord Li, since you have made up your mind, wait for An to return to the cottage immediately, so as not to be suspicious in one eye, and prepare for the enemy in three days." ”
Everyone was surprised to see that Li Xiao of Qianhu listened to Monk An's words, and just smiled and shook his head.
"Brother An, this official is thinking, even if our army defeats the One Eye in Chifeng Fort, and the two armies fight, I am afraid that it will cause great damage to the Chifeng Fort that I am building." Under the inquiring eyes of everyone, Li Xiao opened his mouth and said lightly.
"Master Li is right, our army's goods are now placed in the straw house, if the bandits attack with rockets, how can they be saved! These goods, but the foundation of our army, if they are burned, our army is in danger! Tian Wei suddenly realized.
Above the banquet, there was a sudden silence.
"Then Lord Li means 。。。。。。" Monk An looked puzzled.
"The official's intention, there is no need to wait so passively, one eye dares to attack my Chifeng Castle, but the official wants to take his old nest in the squatting dog mountain first!" Li Xiao said categorically.
As soon as Li Xiao's words came out, everyone was stunned.
"My lord, the terrain of the squatting dog mountain is treacherous, the road is far away, and the pass is strong, and the number of your army is still small, but I am afraid that it will not be easy to attack." Monk An said with a difficult face.
"Brother An, don't worry about it. This squatting bandit in the dog mountain seems to be difficult to get rid of, but it is not difficult for our army to eliminate this fang! An inexplicable sneer appeared on Li Xiao's face.
Looking at Li Xiao, who was full of confidence, the more puzzled expressions appeared on everyone's faces.
"I understand it below, could it be that Master Li wants to use 。。。。。。" Zhao Jie, the head of the firearms, suddenly came to his senses and suddenly spoke.
"That's right! The secret of our army to break the enemy is the Hongyi cannon! Li Xiao interrupted him, nodded to him with approval, and slapped his thick right hand on the table at the same time.