Chapter 8 The Great Army Marches

Although it is a lack of wine, but eating the fragrant cauldron of game, it is also a rare enjoyment, according to Brother Erdan, that night in addition to his Dingliao avant-garde people and horses slept peacefully, several troops stationed nearby are all sleepless, this march and war Needless to say, the hardships of this march and war are common, eating and sleeping in the open are common, why can others eat meat while the brothers can only eat some dry food? As a result, many sergeants had the idea of joining the Dingliao avant-garde errand.

Early the next morning, Li Chengliang, who had made up his mind, gave an order, and Brother Erdan, with the title of pioneer general, took the lead on the mountain road through Hanxue Ridge, and then Li Chengliang sat in the Chinese army and led a large team of men and horses to follow.

Naturally, there was nothing wrong along the way, let alone the ambush of the Japanese Invaders, and even the things that the Japanese might have left behind were not discovered.

In this way, even if Li Chengliang's heart is completely down-to-earth, he also takes it for granted that the battle of crossing the river has completely collapsed the morale of the Japanese invaders, and they must have fled without a trace with their tails between their legs.

After three days' journey, I had just entered the boundary of Huangcaoling after leaving the Cold Snow Ridge, and the flat road became rugged again.

"My lord, the Prime Minister of North Korea, Ri Bok-tong, asks to see you!" Riding a fast horse hurriedly, the news brought by the knight also made Li Chengliang smile.

"Please!" With an order, there was no need for Li Chengliang to say more, and the two guards who had been following closely behind him immediately handed over his armor blades to him, and in a few moments, Li Chengliang became a veritable general, wearing a dazzling armor on his body, and he was majestic and quite a general.

"Li Futong, meet the chief soldier!" Li Futong came on foot, wearing not that kind of gorgeous official uniform, but a dress of ordinary Korean people, even so, it seems unfavorable, I really don't know how this eldest brother walked in this deep mountain and old forest.

On that day, Li Futong fled with the king of Joseon, Li Xiang, and they were also received by Li Chengliang in Liaodong, and they were also very familiar with each other.

"Hehe, Xiangye is polite!" Li Chengliang smiled, then turned over and got off the horse: "Xiangye has something important here!" Asking, Li Chengliang's eyes looked like Li Futong's back, and he didn't know if he had brought grain and grass.

"Lord General Soldier, the lower officer is here this time for the sake of the army's food and grass!" Li Futong's expression on his face was a little reluctant.

Li Chengliang was careless and didn't see anything wrong, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed: "Grain and grass, dare to ask Xiangye how much!" ”

Li Chengliang naturally knew the conditions for the grain and grass to be provided by North Korea, and he also raised his hands in favor of this matter, so that the grain and grass consumed by the army in the battle did not need to be raised from the Liaodong region, which was a great advantage to himself!

"This ......" Li Futong smiled awkwardly, and said with embarrassment: "Don't hide it from the Chief Soldier, for more than half a month, the lower officials have only raised a hundred stones of grain and grass, and I hope that the Lord of the General Soldiers will forgive me for reading all the Demon Dao Emperor!" ”

"What? One hundred stones! Li Chengliang's face suddenly darkened, and he said with displeasure: "I said Xiangye, the 20,000 troops of the imperial court are gathered here, your hundred stones of grain and grass are tantamount to a drop in the bucket, and it is not enough to feed the horses, the brothers are hungry, how can they expel the Japanese for you?" ”

These words touched Li Futong's bottom line, and he said with an anxious face: "Lord Commander, you heard from the lower officials, this widow is cruel and unreasonable, not to mention the food wherever he passes, even the people have been looted, and this hundred stones of grain is also found by the lower officials with a lot of effort!" ”

"Hmph, Master Li, this battle is without grain and grass, how do you say this battle should be fought!" Li Chengliang's tone did not loosen a little, and after saying this, he turned his head to the guards behind him and ordered: "Pass my order, the army will stop moving forward and stand by!" ”

This move frightened Li Futong a lot, and he said hurriedly: "The chief soldier is angry, you listen to the words of the lower official!" ”

Li Chengliang snorted coldly, but ignored it.

However, seeing him like this, Li Futong felt a lot more relieved, which shows that there is still room for negotiation! "Don't hide it from the commander-in-chief, how much is in the north of my country, this grain production has always been very small, and all the taxes that should be paid depend on the south to bear it, not to mention this time, even if it is an ordinary year, there is not much grain and grass collected, but once it passes Shangganling, the situation will be very different, not to mention the grain and grass of 20,000 people, it is not a problem that the army of 100,000 is needed!"

Li Chengliang smiled disdainfully, and said angrily: "I said Xiangye, now that the army has no grain and grass, how can it be possible to fight to the south?" ”

Glancing around, Li Futong said in a sneaky low voice: "Lord Commander, otherwise, the current grain and grass will be paid by your side first, and when you get to the south, the lower officials will definitely repay it in full, and in addition, how about giving you an extra 100,000 stones!" ”

Hearing this, Li Chengliang's eyes couldn't help but light up, yes, this Li Futong understands some truths!

"Alas! Don't hide it from you, you said, this is up to you to provide the food and grass needed by the army, but the meaning of the imperial court, this official position is lowly and small, and he is also powerless about this matter! Li Chengliang pretended to be embarrassed and said.

Li Futong is also a fine character, as soon as he heard this, he knew that Li Chengliang was bargaining, his family and country were in danger, and Li Futong had to accept his conditions even if he was reluctant in his heart.

"Lord Commander, if it is done, 100,000 stones of grain and grass to thank you for your hard work!" Li Futong endured the faint heartache and whispered.

100,000 stone grain and grass is not a small amount, it is a priceless thing in the wild land of Liaodong, after a little pondering, Li Chengliang's smile reappeared on his face: "Li Xiangye, how can this be embarrassing?" Hehe! ”

"The chief soldier has a great kindness to my Korean country, and I have a little heart, I hope that my lord will not shirk!" Li Futong forced a smile, after all, his family is not rich, and the 100,000 stone of grain and grass is undoubtedly the same as cutting meat!

Li Chengliang also said politely, and saw him nod and said: "Hehehe, since this is the case, then the official is better to be respectful than to obey his fate!" ”

"It should be, it should be!" Li Futong nodded in agreement, looked at the army that had stopped moving forward, and asked cautiously, "Lord Li, when will the army pursue the Japanese invaders?" ”

"The war situation is like fire, there can be no delay at all, when the army has a little rest, it will continue to move forward, as soon as the war happens, don't worry about you, you just wait to return to Pyongyang to meet Prince Li!" Li Chengliang said with a proud face.

"Yes, yes, the Lord of the General Army, how can you be your opponent, as long as you are here, my prince will return to Pyongyang just around the corner!" Li Futong patted the fart vigorously, and the grain and grass of 100,000 stones were sent out, and this sycophant who did not cost money naturally did not need to be stingy with the ghost bride to read it all.

With such a big benefit, Li Chengliang was naturally more concerned about the expulsion of the Japanese Kou, and less than a quarter of an hour after sending Li Futong away, he ordered the army to move forward again, and the second brother who had just received the rest order at the forefront could only set off again.

"My lord, there is Huangcaoling ahead, do you want to send someone into the mountain to investigate first!" Looking at the Huangcaoling that was getting closer and closer, a thousand households said to Brother Erdan.

"You can decide such a thing yourself, can you ask the officer? If you ask me for everything, my official will not be enough even if he has three heads and six arms! Brother Erdan said angrily, after such a period of time, he finally understood Shen Chongming's difficulties at the beginning, leading the troops alone, and he had to worry about everything, and he was really tired and panicked.

Qianhu smiled, but he understood Brother Erdan's trust in him, and he didn't talk too much nonsense, and after holding his fists, he quickly stepped forward and ordered the army to stop advancing, and then took two hundred men and horses to investigate the situation first.

"What's going on, why stop moving!" Brother Erdan, the pioneer, will stop, and the entire follow-up team can only stop, without notifying Li Chengliang in advance, so there is such a question.

The guards hurried forward, and returned after a short time: "Lord Qiqi, there is Huangcaoling in front, and Lord Vanguard Ma sent a group of men and horses to investigate the situation, so he stopped!" ”

"Rice bucket, this Yellow Grass Ridge is much worse than the dangerous Cold Snow Ridge, how can the Japanese Kou set up an ambush here if they don't set up an ambush in the Cold Snow Ridge, hum!" Li Chengliang said angrily.

"My lord, it's better to be careful! Master Ma is also doing this to be on the safe side! Seeing Li Chengliang's face full of displeasure, Shi Ru hurriedly started a round.

It's okay if he doesn't say it, Li Chengliang was even more angry when he heard what he said, these two guys didn't want to sing and empty themselves.

"No need, even if they are ambushed, what are they afraid of, hmph, the official is worried about how to find them? Wouldn't it be better if they took the initiative to send it to the door! ”

Without waiting for Shi Ru to persuade again, Li Chengliang directly ordered: "Tell Ma Erdan to lead people into Huangcaoling immediately, without delay!" ”

"Lord Ma, this is the order of the commander-in-chief, you better not disobey!" Seeing that Brother Erdan was motionless, the guard who came to deliver the order said with a sneer.

Brother Erdan eats soft and not hard, let alone good stubble, glared at the guard fiercely, turned his head and ordered: "The army continues to move forward, don't block the road behind!" ”

Seeing him like this, a trace of disdain appeared on the face of the guard, and he didn't talk nonsense, turned his horse's head and hurried back.

"My lord, are you really not going to look into the situation ahead?" A general knew that Brother Erdan was angry, and couldn't help but worry, this march and battle are not angry.

"There are people behind who are in a hurry to reincarnate, we can't stand in the way of others, tell the brothers to quickly advance ten miles, and then find a hill to make way for the road, this striker Lao Tzu will not do it!" Brother Erdan said coaxingly.

"My lord, this is not good!" Several of his generals looked at each other and said, it would be even more inappropriate to do this.

The corners of Brother Erdan's mouth twitched, and he said helplessly: "There is no way, this Li Zongbing is used to it, and he is quite prejudiced against our avant-garde, let's persuade him to backfire, it is better to let him weigh it himself, as long as he is not stupid enough to go home, he will definitely send someone to investigate and then march, in this way, our goal can be regarded as achieved!" ”

"But my lord, to do so is to disobey military orders! What if Master Li blames him afterwards! Someone said worriedly,