For eight consecutive days, the battle between Li Xiuwen's troops and the Liudaokou thieves in front of Wuliang Town has been in white heat, and thousands of lives will be killed in this plain every day.

In the face of Li Xiuwen's airtight defense, as well as the ruthlessness regardless of the means, Duan Hong suffered a lot. Even if the three roads have been filled in today, as long as their offensive stops, the trenches that have been filled in will be dug up again the next day, and the unsuspecting hungry people will die in pieces, and in the past eight days, at least 200,000 people have died on the way to attack......

Duan Hong thought for a while and said to the generals behind him: "I can't go on like this, pass my order, start camping in Sanlipo tonight, fill in those ditches one by one, I see how long Li Xiuwen can last!" ”

Zhang Zhong said: "Duan Shuai, when the trench is filled, this broken camp will be handed over to my Iron Tiger Army!" ”

Duan Hong nodded: "General Zhang, don't worry, I have ordered Gong Qing and Lei Meng to each lead three thousand sharp soldiers to stand by, and help you with the Iron Tiger Army." ”

Zhang Zhong bowed and saluted: "Thank you Duan Shuai!" ”

Duan Hong said: "No need to be polite, you and I are both members of the Shunyi Army, so we should help each other and fight the enemy together!" ”

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In the official army camp, in Li Xiuwen's big tent, all the banner battalions were crying with sad faces, and Yan Heng and others complained to Li Xiuwen from time to time: "The division flag envoy! For eight days in a row, more than half of the casualties of our flag regiment have been lost, and I dare to ask when the reinforcements will arrive? The brothers couldn't hold on. ”

"Yes, Master Shi Qi, now the grain and grass are only for three days, when will Lord Wei send reinforcements and food?" Some of the other generals also coaxed.

Li Xiuwen's fingers tapped lightly on the table, and he looked at the people in the tent with a calm face. After a long time, he spoke up: "It's not a secret, in fact, Lord Wei handed over an entire Thunder Regiment of the Thunder Regiment to ......command me before General Ben took office."

When everyone heard this, they immediately took a cool breath, and sure enough, this Li Xiuwen was not a hole card in Wei Yi's hand, so he was so heavy......

But some people also expressed dissatisfaction, Yan Heng said: "Since the division flag envoy has such a strong army in his hands, why don't you quickly send it out to turn the tide of the battle, but let the soldiers of our banner regiment fight to the death for eight days and end up with such heavy casualties?"

When Li Xiuwen heard this, he said lightly: "We have heavy casualties and are uncomfortable, and the casualties of thieves are heavier than ours, and they are even more uncomfortable!" Now it's about endurance, whoever can't hold it first will be out, and if you want to win, you must continue to hold on! ”

Yan Heng's eyes were cold and said: "But now there is a shortage of food and food, and I can't hold it anymore if I want to." ”

Li Xiuwen nodded: "Envoy Yan Qi, please rest assured, I have ordered the Thunder Army to ambush nearby, it only takes two more days, and I guarantee that you don't have to hold on to these two days!" ”

"What the Master of the Banner Envoy said is the truth?" Yan Heng hurriedly asked when he heard this, his flag group was already on the verge of collapse with such a large number of casualties, if he could stop defending it after two days, he could still hold on, he looked at Du Fang and found that he had the same look in his eyes as himself.

Li Xiuwen said with a straight face: "When did General Ben scorn you?" When the army of our flag regiment arrives, we will be able to defeat the thieves in one fell swoop, and when I return to Wuliang Town, I Li Xiuwen will personally report the merits of the generals to Lord Wei, and I believe that it will not be far away to become an official and become a knight, and ...... will soar."

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help laughing, that dare is good, who doesn't want to be promoted and make a fortune?

Looking at the people in the tent snickering one after another, Li Xiuwen silently picked up the military book on the table, and looked at it to himself, the corners of his mouth curled lightly, and a trace of coldness appeared in his eyes, as if he had mastered everything.

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On the wall of Wuliang Town, Wei Yan stood solemnly in the wind, looking at Li Xiuwen's camp in the distance, and fell into deep thought.

Wei Yi had already received Li Xiuwen's letter asking for help yesterday, but when he opened it, he saw that the materials he asked for were actually some flammable materials such as hay, fire oil, pine resin, and 3,000 stone of grain. Soon he understood what Li Xiuwen was going to do, he never expected this famous general to be so vicious at a young age, but Wei Yi didn't say anything, and directly ordered people to prepare what he wanted and send it to the camp, as long as he could win, he didn't care about any means......

"Alas~ the afterlife is terrifying!" Wei Yi sighed, for eight days in a row, Li Xiuwen insisted on relying on the local army of the two banner regiments in his hand to resist millions of thieves in a place ten miles outside Wuliang Town, which made him extremely admired.

"It seems that the best commander for the revival of the Chase Goose Army must be Li Suwen, but this Chase Goose Army must be firmly controlled by my royal family...... Hmm......" Wei Yi's eyes pondered for a moment, and he immediately had an idea.

Just as Wei Yi was immersed in his own conjecture, his lieutenant general walked up to the city tower and interrupted his contemplation: "Commander Qiqi, the Yihekou Plain has been clearly investigated, and it was done by a righteous army named the Jingwei Battalion. ”

"Huh? Jingwei Battalion? Is there still such a rebel army on the border of Ganzhou? Wei Yi was very curious about the origin of this elite guard battalion.

The adjutant general said: "This is not clear at the moment, but the last general can be sure that this rebel army is definitely not in line with the thieves, at least it can be guaranteed that it will not pose a threat to our Wuliang Town......"

"Hmm......" Wei Yi nodded, and then said, "After defeating the thieves in front of him, General Ben will go to the Jingwei Battalion, and if it is indeed as the intelligence says, he will definitely make them serve the imperial court." ”

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"Crazy! You stop for Lao Tzu! See if I don't hack you to death, don't be ashamed! Outside the school field, Yang Kaishan chased Feng Chounian with a waist knife and chased the road for two whole streets, only because the two of them played Go on a whim for some reason, and as a result, when Feng Chounian was about to lose, he played the chess pieces and dropped the bag, so there was this situation.

Feng Chounian turned around and shouted loudly: "The soldiers are not tired of cheating, I know if I don't!" Twist your head off again and believe it or not! ”

"! You can screw it out! Yang Kaishan was furious, "If I catch you, I have to peel off your cowhide and make it into a winter coat!" ”

The two of them shouted and cursed back and forth among the soldiers of each banner, and the soldiers sitting on the ground were not stopped, but only cared about doing what was in front of them, because everyone was used to this behavior. However, the people in Xue Peng's department were more curious about this situation, and they were used to the traditional military habits, and they couldn't adapt to the frolicking scene in front of them for a while.

In the palace, Liu Ce, Qin Mo, Ye Bin, and Xue Peng sat at the round table.

At this time, Liu Ce's face was cold, because Qin Mo and Ye Bin told Liu Ce what they thought in their hearts, hoping that the Jingwei Battalion could become an official army and go to the Far East battlefield in the future. For a while, Liu Ce's first feeling was that he was being used, and the reason why Qin Mo and Ye Bin stayed to help him was purely because he took a fancy to himself and Jingweiying's ability? I wanted to refuse, but I didn't want Qin Mo to say this.

"General, Mo is indeed selfish, but after careful consideration, if the Jingwei Battalion needs to develop in the future, it must have its own place name, what is the best name? Naturally, it is the identity of the official army! And Heyuan is already in a dead end, even if the Jingwei Battalion can control the entire northern part of Heyuan? Bandits and bandits have been raging for more than ten years, and the people have fled to death, and there has long been no one in ten. Is the general's promise to make their lives better? And it is difficult to gain a foothold in the Great Zhou without a regular identity, no matter how strong the Jingwei Battalion is, there are only a few thousand people, is it possible to defeat the millions of Great Zhou troops? Please think twice, general. ”

Liu Ce kept thinking about Qin Mo's words in his mind, and behind him, Ye Bin, Qin Mo and Xue Peng were also nervously waiting for Liu Ce to reply. Especially Xue Peng, who has a good impression of this army and Liu Ce these days, and very much hopes that he can become a member of the official army.

After a long time, Liu Ce weighed the pros and cons in his heart, and turned back and said: "In this case, in order for the Jingwei Battalion to gain a long-term foothold, I promise Mr. Qin ......"

Qin Mo got up, his eyes were red, he clenched his fists deeply and bowed, "Mo, thank you here!" ”

After Liu Ce helped Qin Mo up, he looked back at the window, and saw that the totem of the Jingwei camp was fluttering in the cold wind, shining in the sun, extra bright, and recalled that he had been struggling on the knife edge since he crossed over, and he had not been born in peace for a few days......

"Born in this world, is there really no choice? But if this is manipulated at will, just to live for the sake of living, then I will never be able to bear this kind of life, and the soldiers of the Jingwei Battalion will not accept it. After Liu Ce said this lightly to the three people behind him, he slowly walked out the door, leaving a few people to savor these words carefully......

"If you put on the official skin, it's not a big deal, with this official skin, many things may be easier, but if you want to get involved in framing my Jingwei Battalion, no matter who it is, he will definitely not be able to afford this price." Along the way, Liu Ce had already made up his mind in his heart and began to arrange the affairs after Zhao'an.

"Stand still!" In a corner of the school field, among the more than 8,600 Gaoyang people who were brought back to Meihe Town by Liu Ce, 1,200 honest and strong men were selected to fill the baggage team of the Jingwei Battalion.

The weather was cold, and on the way Liu Ce brought these people back to Meihe Town, there were still more than 200 weak and unbearable people who had been abused by thieves all the way to the side of the mountain road forever, many of whom could not even be named, and Liu Ce could only order people to bury them one by one on the road when they came, so as not to be eaten by wild dogs.

However, there are still more than 8,000 people who have come to Meihe Town alive, which is naturally because Liu Ce thinks about them, although they also escort materials, even if the things on their backs weigh thirty or forty pounds, they can bear it. And when you are tired and want to rest, just don't fall behind, when it comes to rest and eat time, there will be hot food for them to eat, and there will be bonfires and cars around at night to avoid the cold, so when these people go to Meihe Town, there are still more than 8,600 people.

Considering that he might have to go to the Far East in the future, Liu Ce selected 2,000 people from the more than 8,000 people to serve as the team for transporting baggage in the future, but finally screened out as many as 800 people. Fortunately, Liu Ce has always taken the route of elite soldiers, and he doesn't care about these, and most of the more than 8,000 people miss their families who are far away in Gaoyang, and it is impossible to expect them to return to their hearts, and the current Jingwei Battalion has not been officially recognized by the imperial government, so this identity is indeed embarrassing......

"Run, go!" Wu Zhenying took the 1,200 people and began to run outside the town, and he couldn't stop chanting: "If you want to make meritorious contributions in the Jingwei Battalion, you must always maintain a strong physique!" It's not enough to eat enough, you also need to practice more! You have just entered my Jingwei camp, the intensity of the drill has been halved, and you have trotted back and forth for ten miles......"

The soldiers of the baggage squad couldn't help but complain bitterly, and this kind of practice had been going on for three days in a row. Many people began to vomit and diarrhea on the first day of practice, and it was not uncommon for them to be beaten with military sticks due to open defecation.

"Wu Baichang, how can there be such a practice?" A soldier of the baggage team was full of embarrassment, and said to Wu Zhenying as he ran: "The training of soldiers should be the first in blood and bravery, is it really useful to run like this?" ”

When Wu Zhenying heard him say this, he immediately ran to the soldier and said, "You know what a fart!" Bloody bravery? There are a lot of thieves who escort you, right? The result? Isn't it that the people who were killed by my Jingwei battalion turned on their backs and collapsed at the touch of a button? If we hadn't arrived, you'd have died at the hands of thieves! Hurry up, run! ”

When the surrounding soldiers heard Wu Zhenying say this, they also shut up one after another, it's not wrong to think about it, more than 8,000 thieves were all thrown away by the army in front of them, what else is there to say? Let's run honestly, at least the army food is still good......

"See? That's how we came back in the first place. Looking at the bitter baggage team, Nie Pan, the newly appointed head of the Fengzi Banner, said proudly to the soldiers under him, "Think about when we first joined the Jingwei Battalion, a few of us were just like them, but now? I've been promoted to chief, and you're all veterans! In the future, I will help these recruits more. ”

"Nie Shi is right." The soldiers under his command heard Nie Pan say this, and responded seriously.

Nie Pan thought for a while and continued: "Later, when we have dinner, we will go to say hello to the brothers of the baggage team and enhance the friendship between the lower robes, what do you think?"

"Nie Shi said it well." The soldiers were still serious.

When Nie Pan heard this, it was obvious that his subordinates were perfunctory, so he thought about it and said, "But how to enhance the friendship of robes?" After thinking about it, Bensh decided to divide half of everyone's meat for lunch, and give it to the brothers of the baggage team, so that the friendship would surely be deepened. ”

"Niesh said...... Well? No way! The people below were about to continue to respond, but when they heard that the meat was halved, they immediately woke up and shook their heads in refusal.

"Humph!" Nie Pan deliberately snorted coldly and said, "I thought you were all deliberately perfunctory, what's the matter?" As soon as I heard that the meat was gone, I cried and mourned one by one, and looked at your breath. As soon as he finished speaking, the whole team laughed.

A soldier said to Nie Pan with a smile: "Brother Nie, you said that you would invite us to eat mutton hot pot when you were promoted to chief, it's been a few days, when will you please?" ”

Nie Pan patted the soldier's fur hat and said, "Eat, eat, eat, know how to eat!" It's better to hit the next day, just wait for the drill to end today, I have already said hello to send the mutton to Qing's sister-in-law, and I will go to her to eat meat in the evening......"

"What a long and mighty!" The soldiers under his command cheered in unison when they heard this.

Nie Pan felt embarrassed and said, "Have you rested enough now?" Then get up and keep practicing! ”

At this moment, there was a sound of horses' hooves outside the town, and I saw Su Wencan rushing into the city gate with dozens of horsemen in the lead, saying hello to several cavalrymen behind him, and galloping directly towards Liu Ce's mansion.

"Another war?" Looking at Su Wencan's solemn expression immediately, Nie Pan muttered to himself, and his sixth sense told him that he was going to go on the expedition again......