"Xiao Pu is really so powerful?" Zhao Yougong looked at Zhao Gou in surprise, and then looked at the information in his hand, he felt that this was alarmist. If he was really that powerful, how could he stay in Jinshan County and become the commander of the Jinyang Army.

Even though the Jinyang army has a high combat effectiveness, it is only about 10,000 people, and if it really encounters an evenly matched army, it is not yet known which will win or lose. And, if it's really so powerful, why don't you let him go to the front line and fight the Jin soldiers.

Zhao Yougong can imagine that if Xiao Puda is really so powerful, with his joining, he will definitely fight with Jin Bing. In this way, time can be delayed, unlike now, the Liao army has many defeats and few victories, and the cities are all in the pocket of the Jin soldiers.

Zhao Gou pondered for a moment and said, "According to the intelligence, this person does have real talent and learning, and the only drawback is his family background!" ”

Gao Zhong asked puzzledly: "His family background is prominent, how can it become his shortcoming?" ”

Zhao Yougong was also surprised, Xiao Puda's status was prominent, his great-grandfather was the cousin of the Empress Dowager Liao, and his great-grandfather was a victorious general, who had never been defeated and had a prominent reputation. Looking at his experience again, there are more victories and fewer defeats, even if Jin Bing can't get benefits in front of him, how can it become a shortcoming?

"Because he's Han!" Zhao Gou said with a smile, "The Han people are capable, and they are even more talented generals, even the Jin soldiers can't please them, so it can be seen that this person is really a talented person." However, the more talented he is, the more he is jealous, especially those Liao generals who think that their merits are better than him, and Emperor Liao Tianzuo is also a mediocre king, how can he make a Han man have high merit, so he was transferred from the front line, but stayed in Jinshan County, which also led to the Liao-Jin War, Liao became more and more passive situation. ”

Zhao Yougong and Gao Zhong nodded one after another, and they also felt that this was the truth. If Xiao Puda is a Liao, then the result will be different, maybe he will become one person under ten thousand people, and it is even possible to become the king of the North Courtyard.

Zhao Gou continued: "Tomorrow we will set off to Ruzhou to meet this Xiao Puda and see who he is sacred!" ”

Zhao Yougong and Gao Zhong nodded and agreed, and finally Zhao Gou settled the things here, and then packed up. This time, they did not bring any soldiers and horses, and the three of them went on the road lightly, much faster.

At the same time, Han Shizhong, Liu Guangshi, Lu Junyi and others gathered together, and they had already led the army to converge in one place and were discussing military affairs.

"The marshal ordered, let us be careful, never act alone, and the Confucian guard Xiao Puda is not a general, tell us to be cautious!" Wu Yong opened the letter from Zhao and told everyone the meaning of it.

Li Kui laughed disapplauded: "Da Shuai is too small to make a fuss!" Our army met the Liao army one after another, but never gave us real pressure, along the way we were like a bamboo, and captured six states in a row, and we did not see any reinforcements from the Liao. ”

"I don't even dare to put a fart, so I don't have to worry about what they can do. Whether it is the strength of the army or the combat effectiveness, our army is stronger than the Song army. In my opinion, what Xiao Pu is not enough to worry about, Dashuai is too cautious. ”

Niu Gao also agreed: "I agree with Brother Li Kui's statement, our army's morale is strong, and we should take advantage of the victory to pursue, how can we be afraid of the Liao army." Besides, if the turtle shrinks and does not attack, that is not Lao Tzu's style, we should take advantage of the victory to pursue. ”

Han Shizhong said in a deep voice: "Since the marshal personally passed the order, presumably Xiao Pu has some ability to beat this person, so it is better for us to be careful." If you really fall into the trap, then the gains will really outweigh the losses. After all, this is his territory, and we still have to pay attention. ”

Wu Yong also agreed and said: "What General Han said is extremely true, the marshal rarely gives military orders when we attack the city, etc., this is not a thing. This time we attacked the Jinyang army, and the letter from the marshal came, as well as Xiao Puda's life deeds, we had to guard against it. ”

Song Jiang and Lu Junyi were silent, looking at the information in their hands, and the longer they looked at it, the tighter their brows wrinkled. Because if the information on this is true, then Xiao Pu is a difficult opponent to fight this person, which makes them sad and a little dignified.

Yue Fei glanced at them and asked aloud, "What do the two generals think?" ”

Lu Junyi was the first to speak, and said, "If the information above is true, then Xiao Puda should be careful to deal with it." If it's fake, we have to pay attention to it. Since it's an order from the marshal, let's wait for him to come, so it's okay to wait, I don't care about this moment. ”

Song Jiang nodded and said, "I feel the same way, this person is not easy to deal with." A few days ago, when we attacked Xinzhou and Wuzhou, we encountered very little resistance. First, we were unprepared to attack it by surprise, and second, our army's morale was high and its combat effectiveness was strong, and the Jinyang Army has always been very famous, and it needs to be continued to observe. ”

In the end, the minority obeyed the majority, and the army no longer attacked Ruzhou, but camped in place, waiting for Zhao Gou and others to come, and then acted.

The words are divided into two ends, and in the other camp, that is, in the Jinyang army, Xiao Puda and a cadre of people are discussing. At this time, the spies had already sent back the battle report, which clearly wrote that the Song army did not move, and camped in place, as if waiting for something.

"Pass my order, order the soldiers and horses, and let's give Song Jun a big 'gift'!" Xiao Puda carefully studied the place where the Song army was stationed, and constantly observed the surrounding environment, and said suddenly: "The Song army gave us such a big gift, this time I will give them a little return gift, so that they can also taste that our Jinyang army is not so easy to bully." ”

So, Xiao Puda put on his armor, put on his helmet and walked out of the camp, then came to the army, ordered 3,000 soldiers and horses, and then ordered the four lieutenant generals and pioneers beside him to set off with him. Moreover, he divided his 3,000 soldiers and horses into three parts and attacked them in stages.

Xiao Puda himself led a thousand men and horses, and ordered the deputy general to divide into two roads, two by two, and then lead a thousand soldiers and horses. He did not let everyone attack the Song army, but led a thousand men to give them a return gift, and then let the other two teams lie in ambush on both sides of the retreating road, and then wait for the opportunity to move.

When night falls, the sun sets early in the north, and the surrounding mountains make it impossible for the sun to shine, so the sun does not shine much earlier than in the plains. In addition, the mountain breeze at night is relatively cool, and you even have to wear thick clothes.

Xiao Puda led a thousand people, quietly touched the place where the Song army was stationed, and saw that there were patrol soldiers in the camp, as well as bonfires and candlelight. He immediately ordered the group to hide and set out in a few more hours. The mountain breeze blows, causing the surrounding trees to sway, and some of the leaves are dancing with the wind.

Xiao Puda is waiting for this mountain wind, he lives in Ruzhou all the year round, where there is wind, where to hide, where to ambush, etc. The sound of the trees swaying through the mountain wind drowned out the sound of their footsteps.

Although there is a mountain wind to cover, they still have to tiptoe forward, otherwise they will be found to be in vain. They were only a thousand meters away from the camp, and their bodies were hidden by the trees; Then they crept forward until they were two hundred meters away, and then they took the arrows from the quiver on their backs, drew their crossbows, and put them on their ears, ready to fire.

At a distance of two hundred meters, ordinary arrows could not shoot so far, and they used the power of the wind to increase the distance. However, Xiao Puda was still a little uneasy, so he moved forward a little distance again, exactly at a distance of about a hundred meters, and then he gave an order, and immediately a rain of arrows flew down from the air and shot directly at the furnace.

Suddenly, the furnace was hit by arrows, and the flames flew everywhere, and the camp tent was also implicated and burned directly.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Enemy attack! ……”

The Song army camp was in a hurry, they immediately put out the fire, and Han Shizhong, Song Jiang and others also walked out of the camp tent one after another, and what caught their eyes was the burning camp. They immediately went into action, commanding the army, extinguishing the fire on the one hand, and sending men to meet the enemy on the other.

"Retreat!" Xiao Pu saw that the Song army acted immediately, and hurriedly gave an order, and then they retreated in an orderly manner.

"The thief is leaving, see me clean you up!" Black Whirlwind Li Kui led a team to meet the enemy, just when he saw Xiao Puda and the others retreating, he didn't want to hurry up and chased after him.

"Iron Bull, come back!"

Song Jiang saw that Li Kui chased out angrily, and secretly said that it was not good, and he understood the truth of 'poor Kou Mo chasing', and Li Kui was angry, where did he think so much, and chased him out without thinking about it, he was worried that the enemy army would be ambushed. Without the slightest preparation, it is impossible to come and attack.

"The two generals, Wang and Niu, immediately chase Tie Niu back!" Song Jiang asked Wang Gui and Niu Gao to lead the army to chase Li Kui back, and the two of them immediately chased after him, but Li Kui chased too fast and disappeared at all, so he could only rush forward again.

"General, the Song army is catching up!"

"It's good to catch up!" Xiao Pu smiled and said, "You go and let them prepare, let's give him a big gift in return." ”

"Command!"

Xiao Pu fought and retreated, giving Li Kui an illusion that he was about to be captured. Li Kui chased after him for a long time, and finally caught up, how could he easily let them go, and he didn't want to think about it, so he patted the horse's back again and chased after him, and the axes in both hands kept waving.

"Why don't you run, you run!" Li Kui saw that Xiao Puda and the others no longer ran away, but stood there still.

Xiao Pu smiled calmly: "It's not that I'm going to run now, it's a question of whether you can escape!" ”

Li Kui saw that he was still hard-mouthed, and was about to go and teach them a good lesson, but he didn't expect that there was a lot of commotion from the surrounding peaks, and by the time they saw it clearly, it was already too late. Because a pile of stones rolled down from the hill and hit them directly.

Suddenly, the 1,000 soldiers who followed Li Kui were killed and wounded, and they all fell under the stones, unable to move.

Even if Li Kui is extraordinary, he can't help the huge stone, so he can only choose to avoid it. However, he was still brushed by the stone. Xiao Puda saw that he kept dodging, and he shot another arrow, which hit Li Kui's chest directly, if he hadn't staggered his body, I was afraid that he would have died.

At this moment of difficulty, Wang Gui and Niu Gao led the soldiers to catch up, and when they saw this situation, they immediately went to the rescue. The two of them finally came to Li Kui's side, and without saying a word, they took him directly and left this place.

Xiao Pu looked up to the sky and laughed, and said: "Please bring me a word, the courtesy is still exchanged, this is a return gift to your handsome, a small meaning is not a tribute!" ”

Suddenly, the Liao army burst into laughter, and his triumphant appearance made Li Kui so angry, if he hadn't been seriously injured, he would definitely have killed him again. Wang Gui and Niu Gao didn't care about these anymore, they took Li Kui with them and ran away from here without looking back.

(End of chapter)