Chapter 70: Li Shanghu's Confidence
Mengjin is Heyin, according to the "Shangshu "Yu Gong" note "Meng is the name of the place, in Mengzhijin (that is, the ferry), called Mengjin." "It was named after the eight hundred princes of King Wu of Zhou in Mengjindu.
Mengjin is one of the important ferries along the Yellow River, at the junction of the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, where there is a lot of traffic and people coming and going every day, and the ferries back and forth tirelessly transport the mountains of goods on the shore. Although other places in Henan are "thousands of miles without rooster crowing, white bones exposed in the wild", but the prosperity here has not diminished at all, but most of the goods are mainly grain, grass, ordnance, and equipment.
Mengjin Pass is not the same as the pass built by the mountain according to the danger, but is built by the river with the water, and is an important strategic and transportation point connecting Henan and Hebei.
Li Shanghu had just won the crown, and his mother, Mr. Huo, gradually retreated into the background, and ordinary trivial matters were handled by Li Shanghu alone. Li Shanghu, as the nominal person in charge of the Mengjin Ferry, would personally go out of the customs every day and come to the riverside ferry to inspect it. This is not only because of the duty, but also because this Mengjin ferry is an important economic source for their bandit army!
Li Shanghu, the place of bandits, does not need to jump around like other bandits to beg for a living, because of the "golden mountain" of Mengjin Ferry. ”
Because of this "golden mountain," Li Shanghu's army has been greatly improved. From a few hundred at the time of the uprising, it has expanded to 5,000 now, and the equipment is much better than that of ordinary rogues, at least each of his soldiers can get a piece of leather armor and an ash spear head, which is quite decent.
Li Shanghu is still dressed in a silver robe and bright armor today, with a figure that has been practicing martial arts for many years, but it complements each other and looks good! At this time, he was standing on a high platform, watching the crowd coming and going, carefully inspecting until he found no suspicious figures, and he was about to leave.
Suddenly, the heavens and the earth shook! High dust rose from the plain in the distance, and a sonorous sound gradually entered the ears, and when I looked at it, the monstrous wind and dust was rushing towards the Mengjin Ferry at a speed of sixty-seven yards, as if it was about to swallow all the living beings here in one gulp!
Ordinary traders and ordinary people scattered and fled as soon as they discovered the danger. At this time, no one cares about any order and goods, and in the troubled times, nothing is more expensive than your own life!
Li Shanghu was obviously inexperienced and slow to react, and he was still staring at this wind and dust carefully. But the little colonel next to him was born in a rogue, and he had seen the appearance of the Sui army's iron cavalry rushing to kill. Seeing this, the little colonel said in a panic: "General, it's an iron horse!" It's an iron rider! ”
Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, Li Shanghu didn't know what the iron horse meant, and asked stupidly: "Which iron horse?" ”
Xiao Xiao was already in a state of mind at this moment, and hurriedly said: "The wind and dust are too big, gray, and I can't see the other party's flag clearly!" General, let's get out of here! ”
"Withdraw!?" Li Shanghu never thought of this word, and asked: "Why withdraw?" ”
Seeing this, Xiao Xiao explained with a sad face: "Look at this stormy dust, the other party must have a large number of people, and it is a strong team!" Moreover, looking at the posture it pulls out, it must be not good! General, let's retreat to the city first and avoid its edge! ”
Li Shanghu shook his head and said, "No! There are so many people at this ferry, and our army and patrolmen alone are no less than 2,000, and in a short time, we will not be able to withdraw back to the city! ”
The colonel advised: "The general can ride into the city first!" ”
Li Shanghu flatly refused: "You want me to abandon my brothers and live alone!?" It's impossible! ”
The little colonel cried out with a sad face: "That's better than waiting for death here!" ”
"Waiting to die!?" Li Shanghu sneered: "We now have more than 2,000 soldiers, and we may not have the strength to fight!" Besides, don't you hear that there are clouds in the book of soldiers, and if you encounter cavalry on the plains in the field, if you flee in a panic, you will be chased and killed by the cavalry, so it is better to line up and defend on the spot! ”
The colonel shook his head and said: "The terrain here is empty, and our army has no danger to rely on, how can we defend it!?" ”
A heroic scene suddenly appeared in Li Shanghu's mind, he hooked his mouth, and said: "Back then, Li Ling, a famous general of the Western Han Dynasty, once used 5,000 foot armor to shake the 80,000 cavalry of the Huns, killing and wounding tens of thousands of enemy cavalry, until the food was exhausted!" Now, with my back to Mengjin Pass and the Yellow River on my left, the enemy cavalry can't use it at all, let alone surround us! Therefore, as long as our army sticks to its position, the enemy has no choice but to break through. In this way, our army fought desperately, and although the enemy army was numerous, it may not be able to win! ”
The little school knew that Li Shanghu was reckless, but first, he was just a "wage earner", and second, he didn't study much, so he couldn't persuade him. Knowing that he couldn't persuade Li Shanghu, the little colonel had an idea and said, "General, then I'll go back to the city to find Manager Huo to move the rescue soldiers!" ”
Hearing this, Li Shanghu nodded and said, "Well, let's go!" Tell my mother, just say that the child is fighting the enemy in blood, and ask her to send troops to help quickly! ”
Seeing this, the little school hugged his fists with a strange face, and left after hitting the horse. After running a certain distance, the colonel changed direction and ran into the distance, and at the same time, he silently said in his heart: "With two thousand lightly armored infantry with insufficient training, on the field plain, under the cover of no fortifications and carts, it is tantamount to asking for a dead end!" What's more, the number of enemy cavalry far exceeds that of our army, and if we stick to the same place, I am afraid that they will be swallowed by the enemy cavalry that is impacting at high speed, and there will be no bones left! General Xiao Li, you ask for more blessings! The little ones have to vote for someone else! ”
Li Shanghu didn't realize that his subordinates had run away at all, and he was still immersed in his dream of becoming famous in a war. While commanding the soldiers and the people to line up and organize the defense line, he stared nervously and excitedly at the iron cavalry in the wind and dust, and perfectly substituted himself into Li Ling's body, completely ignoring the soldiers who were already a little frightened and stupid, and their eyes showed fear.
At this moment, the earth is turning for him, and everyone is dancing for him.
He Li Shanghu wants to recreate the myth, complete the classic battle of overcoming cavalry with foot and defeating more with less, and achieve the great achievements of a generation of war gods!
However, the ideal is plump. Realistic, very skinny!
When Ma Wenju found that the soldiers on the opposite side were not ready to run away, but were preparing to fight in array under the command of a silver-robed general, he even couldn't believe his eyes, so that he braved the wind and sand, pulled his face open, and clearly saw a group of sheep under the command of a calf, hugging each other in fear, trying to resist the hunt of the lions!
Seeing this, a cruel smile appeared on Ma Wenju's face, he slowly pulled down the trick, turned around and shouted: "Xiaoguo Iron Rider!" ”
Everyone replied in unison: "The world is invincible!" ”
Marven raised his lance and raised his voice: "Soldiers, it's time to show your real skills!" Crush their bones! Come on! ”
"Rush~!"
"Xiaoguo Iron Rider, invincible in the world!"