A group of capable men and horses galloped on the boundless plains, bringing up yellow dust like a long dragon in the sky, which increased the momentum of this team of elite cavalry.

The leader of the team rode a strong man in iron armor, with a tall figure wrapped in a blood-red cloak, eyes like an eagle falcon, now covered with bloodshots, a swarthy face, full of perseverance and heroism, and the growth of steel needle-like whiskers was indiscriminate, and it was already covered with loess, which showed its fierceness and might. The flag officer behind him proudly held a big pole, the fiery red flag, the moon-white center of the circle, and a big congratulatory word in the dust.

"General, general, let's rest our horsepower, if we run any further, the war horse will be overwhelmed and will die."

At this time, a small colonel who followed closely behind straightened his neck and loudly pleaded with his leading general in a hoarse voice.

"Phew—" When the general heard this, he reluctantly grabbed the reins of his horse, and the horse was in pain, jumped up with its front hooves, raised its head and neighed, and then fell to the ground with a bang, kicking and turning in circles.

When the war horse stopped, the general immediately turned the war horse, and faced the pro-soldier colonels behind him who were exhausted and panting on horseback, and scolded angrily: "Just run so much, one by one the fucking ones have become soft-footed shrimps, is my He Renlong's subordinates so unbearable?" ”

was scolded for a while, everyone was used to it, so they still lay on the horse one by one and did not move.

"General, you really wronged people." The little colonel who had just opened his mouth to ask argued with a sad face: "We have been running with you to the counties of Weinan and dispatching soldiers from various guards, and it has been a full three months. Your war horse, that's one out of ten thousand BMW horses, look at us, but we are all ordinary guys, how can we compare? This morning, I ran two Zhuangzi, a county seat, and there are hundreds of miles up and down, and if we don't rest, our war horses will be expensive. ”

"That's it, that's it, the general is sympathetic, we're okay, the war horse is really unbearable."

The others pleaded together.

Although He Renlong fought fiercely and governed the army strictly, it was only a battlefield, and in peacetime, he treated these brothers who had followed him for many years and fought to the death in the border land, but he was extremely compassionate, so these soldiers who had been talking in front of him for many years did not take any care.

He Renlong looked at the horses in front of him, as if they had just been fished out of the water, just as their owners said, in March, the animals that were originally fat and strong were now skinny and dry. Now he is sweating like pulp, his limbs are trembling, and he is about to die.

Look at the group of brothers on the horse, all looking at their companion war horses with loving eyes, and pleading with themselves.

War horses are for warriors, that is, brothers, so overused is really distressing, if it continues like this, these high-grade war horses will really cost.

Looking at a group of brothers, and then looking up at the high and fiery sun, He Renlong sighed helplessly, no matter how anxious he was, he couldn't do it.

Looking left and right, not far from the official road, there is a huge and lush forest, and a small river flows at the edge of the forest, but it is a good place to rest and sharpen.

So, with a gesture of his hand, he said loudly to his own soldiers: "Just rely on you lazy people, and rest and fight in that wood." With that, he turned over and dismounted, and pulled his old man towards the woods.

With the permission of the general, the fifty brothers behind him cheered and dismounted, quickly untied the belly belt of the war horse, took out the cotton cloth in his arms, slowly and carefully wiped the sweat of the war horse, and then took the reins and walked slowly by the river.

Handing over the reins of the war horse to the mouthy little colonel, He Renlong walked with difficulty to a big tree and sat down, leaned against the trunk and closed his eyes to rest.

No matter how good He Renlong's health is, he can't stand the sleepless running around for the past three months, and his physical fatigue is worse than that of his own soldiers. When the soldiers arrived at their destination, they could alternately rest when the adults were working, but the chief officer, He Renlong, had to patrol up and down, carefully discuss and inquire with the pickled soldiers, and straighten out with an iron fist, almost sleepless all night.

In order to encircle and suppress the thieves, Yang He tried his best to set up an ambush in Yanchuan, He Renlong also fought desperately, but still let the thieves escape, He Renlong was injured many times, because of his short temper and bad popularity, he was framed by his colleagues, and the mistake of asking for additional troops to break through in the south was put on his head. Yang He also shirked the fault of encircling and suppressing the thieves and losing the soldiers, and went to the court, used him as a shield, and punished him.

Fortunately, He Renlong was born in Wanli Wujinshi, and he had the help of Jingzhong in the same year, and at the same time had many military exploits against the border, so he saved his life, but he was still deprived of his official title and rushed to the place from the border army.

Fortunately, when he met Hong Chengchou, the governor who was clear and reasonable, he admired He Renlong, who treated the sin, and directly promoted him to become a garrison for the sinful.

He Renlong is a character with clear grievances, and if he is good to himself, he will repay the favor, and he is willing to obey Hong Chengchou, who knows the grace of encounter, and he hates the pole that made him lose his official position and almost lose his life.

At this time, the king of the army, Yansui and Xi'an had no soldiers to send, and saw that a strict plan to exterminate the thieves failed, so He Renlong took the initiative to ask for help, and was recommended by Hong Chengchou to the governor of Xi'an, and was promoted to the deputy chief military officer, leading a thousand soldiers to take on the burden of rectifying the township of Weinan in other counties, and must eliminate the thieves under Pucheng to avenge the revenge of Yanchuan.

As a result, this time out of various places, his ambition was immediately extinguished, and the guards in various places could not be compared with the Ming border army at all, and the current border army could still be on par with the Tartars, but now these guards are not to mention the Tartars, even the bigger poles, which can destroy them in an instant, no wonder the thieves swept through the seven counties soon after the rise and laid such a foundation.

Although there was money and grain squeezed out from Yan'an and Xi'an, and the most important thing was the donation and supply that Zhang Yuan raised in the hands of the gentry and wealthy people in various places, but after March, the results were very small.

Therefore, He Renlong reported to Hong Chengchou and implored Zhang Yuan's example to transfer the villagers of the landlords and powerful families to rebuild the army. This request immediately received the strong support of Hong Chengchou, and the blank report was sent out like waste paper, and different military ranks were given according to the number of troops sent by each family.

But things are not all smooth sailing, the governor of Xi'an did not have Hong Chengchou's decisiveness, and there was no bloody general army to participate, but he was unwilling to gather the village brave, for fear that the emperor would blame him in the future, and still asked him to congratulate the dragon to rectify the guard, but only sent a few officials from the Xi'an Metropolitan Division to help, but these few came down, not only failed to help, but hindered everything and dragged their feet.

According to He Renlong's character, as soon as the madness came up, he couldn't say that he had to draw a knife and cut it over, but fortunately, the soldiers around him knew the temper of the general, and he was persuaded by the routine, so he was not really crazy enough to cut off his colleague boss, if he beat the people of Yansui Dusi, Hong Chengchou could still bear it, but there was no way for Xi'an's Dusi.

As a result, it was originally planned to gather 20,000 troops around Pucheng, but now it seems that once they go to the battlefield, only the 7,000 villagers who have worked so hard to gather can fight. The other guards and soldiers, even waving flags and shouting are too low to lower morale. Counting on the 7,000 villagers, but it didn't work, this time the thieves sent troops to 40,000, which greatly surprised He Renlong and others, but it was a drop in the bucket compared to it.

Not long ago in May, Gao Yingxiang raised 150,000 troops, but immediately collapsed in front of 20,000 officers and soldiers, but the number of officers and soldiers was small and they couldn't surround them, so they chose their weak places to escape and picked up a life.

Those rogues are just homeless people who put down their hoes and pick up wooden sticks, and they go out one by one, the old and weak account for most of them, and it is okay to loot the place, and even words like local chickens and dogs are wasted when used on them.

But Lu Shichuang thief is different, the first battle of Yanchuan, left too deep an impression on He Renlong, more than 10,000 southbound rogue, there are 5,000 really well-trained soldiers. And the combat effectiveness of these 5,000 strong and brilliant soldiers is completely equivalent to the strength of 20,000 border troops, and what is even more terrifying is that I don't know what method the thief Lu Shi used to make these men willing to die. Under that kind of imposing military heart, even He Renlong, who is known as a madman, couldn't help but be shocked afterwards. For the enemy, he also had to praise from the bottom of his heart: "What a man." ”

And now, the thief Lu Shi sent 40,000 troops at a time, if they were really such elite soldiers, then this Weinan would not be able to hold it no matter what.

If you want to defeat the thieves, the only way is that the original plan may work, but the premise is how to attract the thieves to Pucheng, which is the key to victory or defeat.

But fortunately, the geographical location of Pucheng decides, according to the right reason, he should take Pucheng, as long as Pucheng drags the thieves, buys time for himself, and allows himself to recruit another 10,000 villagers with peace of mind, with the support of sufficient money and food, and then after a period of rigorous training, not more, as long as it drags on for a month and a half to two months, with the help of the severe winter cold, he has the confidence to exterminate the thieves.

This battle must be won, this is He Renlong's determination now, and it is also forced by things, and the official career is all in this time.

Fortunately, God helped, Lu Shichuang thieves sent troops to the city of Pucheng, and they really followed the right reason, took the initiative to besiege the city, and took the initiative to fight with the officials and soldiers. ”

"I hope the thieves don't send troops to invite battles." The autumn breeze was cool, and the troubled He Renlong couldn't help but fall asleep, and a loud snoring sound spread all over the world.

Seeing that the main general was asleep, the colonel did not dare to disturb or slack off, so he quietly divided into four directions, walking his horse on one side and pressing his sword on the other hand.

At this time, a man dressed as an official soldier shouted to He Renlong's team: "The one in front is He Garrison? Peak Emergency Military Intelligence ———"