Chapter 18: The Conquest of the White Wave Thieves

"Who is it? Stand up for Lao Tzu! Mrs. Guo shouted angrily.

"What's it called? It's not that the loud voice must be justified. One person stepped out of the crowd and looked at Mrs. Guo provocatively. When Mrs. Guo saw the comer, she was immediately angry, and gritted her teeth and scolded: "Han Xian, it's you turtle grandson again!" ”

"Who is the turtle sun scolding?"

"Turtle Sun scolded you...... Han Siam! Lao Tzu slaughtered you! Mrs. Guo reacted, and immediately prepared to draw the knife, but Zhang Baiqi, who was sitting in the main seat, suddenly got up and kicked over the table, and shouted angrily: "Shut up Lao Tzu!" ”

At this time, everyone in the tent was also divided into two groups to separate Mrs. Guo and Han Xian, Zhang Baiqi looked at Mrs. Guo, then at Han Xian, and ordered in a deep voice: "Come on, drag Han Xian down and take the twenty army rollers." ”

"Handsome ......" Han Xian looked at Zhang Baiqi in astonishment, as if he couldn't believe that his handsome man was going to beat his own military stick. saw Zhang Baiqi say coldly: "There is no respect and humility, picking quarrels and provoking trouble, can't I beat you?" Drag it out! ”

Waiting for Han Xian to be dragged down by the soldiers for execution, Zhang Baiqi looked at Mrs. Guo again, sighed and said, "Mrs. Guo, it's a good thing to have ambitions, but you can't ignore reality." Although Han Xianam's words are annoying, what he said is also true, head-to-head, it is difficult for me to defeat the official army in vain, do you understand? ”

“…… Mrs. Guo knew his mistake and asked the marshal to punish him. Mrs. Guo bowed her head and admitted her mistake.

“…… You are not punished because you are proud and despise the enemy, but because you should not draw a sword in the tent and aim it at your fellow soldiers, twenty military sticks. Zhang Baiqi said slowly.

"Mrs. Guo is punished."

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Waving his hand to let everyone go and prepare for the next fierce battle with the official army, Zhang Baiqi sat back in the main seat and rubbed his eyebrows with a headache, as an outsider, compared to dealing with the official army, how to properly deal with the contradictions between the various commanders of Baibo made Zhang Baiqi feel a headache.

The original leader of the White Bo Army was Guo Tai, who joined the Yellow Turban during the Yellow Turban Rebellion like Zhang Baiqi, but the difference was that Zhang Baiqi was Zhang Jiao's personal disciple, and Guo Tai was only a general in the Yellow Turban Army. After the defeat of the Yellow Turbans, Zhang Baicai led his troops to hide in the mountains, while Guo Tai led the Yellow Turban Army to continue to fight against the official army. Later, Zhang Baiqi was forced by the official army, and in desperation, he led his troops to join Guo Tai, which led to today's Baibo Army.

According to the size of the force, Zhang Baiqi can't sit in the position of the big handsome, but Guo Tai knows that his ability is not as good as Zhang Baiqi, so he is willing to be under it. But he Guo is too willing to assist Zhang Baiqi, but it does not mean that Hu Cai and Li Le under him are also willing to obey Zhang Baiqi's dispatch. And Yang Feng and Han Xian under Zhang Bai's riders also didn't deal with Guo Tai's people very much because of this.

Where there are people, there is struggle! That's true. A rabble of thieves and robbers are fighting openly and secretly for the so-called rights, intriguing, so that Zhang Baiqi can't help but miss the days when his teacher was alive. At that time, Zhang Baiqi only needed to obey orders, like now, he had to take any idea by himself, and his own thought could affect the life and death of tens of thousands of people, which made Zhang Baiqi feel very tired.

Respectively beat Guo Tai and Han Xian 20 military sticks, Zhang Baiqi and muddy to fool the matter, but the thief God seemed to want Zhang Baiqi to relax, he was about to visit the two people who were beaten by the sticks, the general Yang Feng rushed in with a burning eyebrow, and when he saw Zhang Baiqi, he reported: "The big handsome is not good, the official army is here again." ”

“…… Calm down, no matter how fast the officers and soldiers are, they won't be able to kill them for a while. Zhang Bai glanced at Yang Feng, and when Yang Feng took a breath, he asked Yang Feng: "How many people are there from the official army?" Who will be the commander? ”

"According to the report of the spies, the person who came was still Lu Bu, who led 10,000 troops from the state, including 3,000 cavalry and 7,000 foot soldiers."

"Go and inform the people of this matter." Zhang Baiqi ordered the soldiers outside the tent, and asked Yang Fengdao: "Yang Feng, which generals did Lu Bu bring with him this time?" ”

"This hasn't been found yet, but I've seen the two generals of Zhang and Gao."

Lu Bu's generals surnamed Zhang and Gao, except for Zhang Liao and Gao Shun, have no one else. As soon as Zhang Baiqi heard that Lu Bu had brought Zhang Liao and Gao Shun this time, the pressure in his heart suddenly doubled. The name of the person and the shadow of the tree, although not as loud as Lu Bu's reputation, Zhang Liao's wolf ride and Gao Shun's trapping camp have made Zhang Baiqi realize that Lu Bu's return is inevitable.

Knowing that Lu Bu led his troops to attack, including Zhang Baiqi, the faces of the generals of the Bai Bo army became a little ugly. Han Xian didn't care about taking the opportunity to ridicule Mrs. Guo, it was a matter of life and death for the Bai Bo Army, and no one was in the mood to take advantage of his tongue at this time.

"Let's follow the previous method and see if there are any new tricks for the officers and soldiers this time." Zhang Baiqi sighed and said to everyone. It is not the first time for Guo Tai and the others to show weakness to the enemy, and after hearing Zhang Baiqi's decision, it is no exception, they don't want to do it with the official army head-on, but they know that they are invincible and still work hard, and the injured one will definitely only be themselves.

When Lu Bu led his troops to Baibo Valley, the scene he saw was the same as the last time, only the old and weak women and children were busy in the fields in Baibo Valley, and there was not a single young man in sight.

Lu Bu was busy setting up camp, while Liu Xie took Gao Shun to meet the villagers who were "invited" by the soldiers. Gao Shun's task is one, to lead the trapped camp to protect Liu Xie's safety, although he doesn't understand why Liu Xie insisted on going out with the army, Gao Shun still faithfully carried out Lu Bu's orders and never left Liu Xie.

"Old man, where are you young and strong here?" Liu Xie helped the villager to sit aside and asked.

"Alas~ gone." The villager replied with a sigh.

"Oh, can you survive here? I heard that this is the territory of the White Wave Thieves, do those White Wave Thieves usually come to you? Liu Xie asked again.

"White wave thief? Oh, you mean King Zhang and King Guo, they've been here a few times, but now the officials and soldiers aren't here, so they're hiding. It is estimated that it will not come for a while and a half. ”

"Oh, old man, don't hide it, I am an envoy sent by the imperial court, I came here to observe the people's feelings for the imperial court, you live a hard life here, it is better to leave with me."

“…… This lord, we have lived here for many years and don't want to leave, can we stay? The villager was shocked when he heard this, and then asked Liu Xiedao hesitantly.

"No, this will soon become a battlefield, and it is not safe for you to stay here, you must go. You don't have to worry about your future life, the imperial court is recently re-measuring the land, calculating the population, you go, everyone can get the land, and if you are willing to rent the public land, the tax paid is not only thirty taxes and one, as long as you insist on renting for ten years, the rented land can belong to your own family. It's not early, the old man still hurry up to tell the villagers the good news, take care of your bags as soon as possible, and the court will send troops to escort you away in a few days. ”

Without giving the villagers time to plead, Liu Xie directly asked Gao Shun to send the villagers out of the camp. After the villager left, Lu Bu, who got the news, also rushed over after hearing the news and asked Liu Xie what the purpose of this move was.

"Wen Hou, what is the purpose of our troops this time?"

"Destroy the White Wave Thief."

"What about the main force of the White Wave Thieves?"

"Uh...... It should be the same as the last time, hiding in the mountains and waiting for the opportunity. ”

"Then what do you say the White Wave Thief cares about the most?"

"Uh......" Lu Bu was asked, not knowing how to answer.

"The white wave thief is not just young. There is not a single young man in the nearby village, so where are those young people? ”

“…… Holy Lord, do you mean those village thieves? ”

"What thieves, they are the family members of the white wave thieves." Liu Xie said with a smile.

"What? Wouldn't our every move be clearly seen by the White Wave Thief? ”

"Wen Hou, you don't have to be nervous, now that you know the true identities of those people, the next thing will be easy. Aren't you looking for the main force of the White Wave Thief? This time, I let out the wind through those villagers, if those white wave thieves who hid in the mountains don't want to be separated from their relatives, they will definitely take the initiative to attack, and what you have to do is to wait for work and wait for those white wave thieves to come to the door automatically. ”

"What if those white wave thieves refuse to show their faces?" Lu Bu frowned and asked.

"Then let's take all these old and weak women and children away, and see if those white wave thieves are distressed. Wen Hou, the purpose of our army this time is to subdue the White Wave Thieves and increase the registered population in Guanzhong, and the thieves of the White Wave Thieves are at your disposal, but for those ordinary thieves, you can take it easy, they will be able to support the soil of the officers and soldiers in the future. Liu Xie told Lu Bu again uneasily.

"The saint can rest assured that Bu is not an unreasonable person, and he can still distinguish between the important and the severe. It's just that the saint thinks, how will the white wave thief appear? ”

"If it's not unexpected, it should be these two days, and the white wave thieves who get the news will take action according to those who can't bear it."

Gao Shun has been watching silently from the side, but he was already surprised in his heart, he didn't expect that today, don't look at his age, but do things like the head, not to mention that Lu Bu believed Liu Xie's judgment, Gao Shun's heart also agreed with Liu Xie's judgment.

In fact, just as Liu Xie expected, two days later, when Liu Xie announced that he would escort the local people to migrate out of the Baibo Valley the next day, the scouts outside the camp that night discovered the traces of the Baibo thieves. At that time, Liu Xie was reading under the lamp, and Lu Bu rushed into the camp tent with his helmet and armor, and when he saw Liu Xie, he exclaimed excitedly: "Shengshang, you really expected it, there is really a white wave thief." ”

"This white wave thief is just a temptation, Wen Hou doesn't have to fight, just let Wen Yuan work hard. By the way, tell Wen Yuan, don't win too easily, and make the white wave thief feel that this time the officers and soldiers are not as powerful as they imagined. ”

"Why is that?"

"If they want to capture and indulge, and don't let the white wave thieves feel that they have the strength to fight with the official army, how can they make up their minds to fight to the death with the official army." Liu Xie put down the military book in his hand and explained with a smile.

“…… What book is the Holy One reading? Lu Bu asked curiously.

"Hu Tao in Liutao, Wen Hou wants to see it?"

"Excuse me, I get a headache when I read a book." Lu Bu hurriedly thanked Bumin and refused.

"Hmm...... It seems that if Wen Hou makes a mistake in the future, he can punish you by copying the book. Liu Xie said with a smile.

Lu Bu showed an expression of crying and laughing after hearing this, Gao Shun on the side usually does not smile, but at this time, the corners of his mouth turned up, revealing a hint of a smile, Liu Xie was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "It turns out that Peping can also laugh." ”

"What? Gao Shun smiled? Lu Bu was very surprised, and hurriedly turned his head to look at Gao Shun, and when he saw Gao Shun's straight face, he immediately asked Liu Xie in disbelief: "Holy Lord, is he really smiling?" I've known him for so many years, and I haven't seen him smile, did you just look dazzled? ”

"How so? Pepin, laugh again. ”

Gao Shun couldn't laugh or cry a little, and reminded with a straight face: "Holy Lord, Wen Hou, the enemy is now, don't be a child's play." ”

Liu Xie, Lu Bu: "......"

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Yang Feng is very anxious, there is no way not to be in a hurry, among the first batch of migrants selected by the official army is his family, this is watching his family separated from himself but unable to do anything, Yang Feng is not in a hurry. Although Zhang Baiqi persuaded Yang Feng not to be impatient, so as not to fall into the tricks of the official army, but this matter did not fall on his head and was not in a hurry, Zhang Baiqi's persuasion not only did not make Yang Feng calm down, but made Yang Feng secretly dissatisfied with Zhang Baiqi.

In fact, this kind of dissatisfaction has existed since he came to Baibo Valley with Zhang Baiqi, as a person who follows Zhang Baiqi like Han Xian, Yang Feng feels that Zhang Baiqi is too polite to Guo Tai and others. Indeed, it was Mrs. Guo who took the initiative to give up the position of the marshal to you Zhang Baiqi, but you Zhang Baiqi can't be humble everywhere just because of this matter, and be a good person with the interests of these people.

Han Xian was beaten with 20 military sticks, which made Yang Feng feel that Zhang Baiqi was not a person from the same way, although Guo Tai was also beaten with 20 military sticks, but Yang Feng just felt that Zhang Baiqi was unfair. Once a person has a prejudice against others in his heart, it is easy to change this opinion. Yang Feng is like this, Zhang Baiqi tried hard to get a bowl of water flat, but he still couldn't convince Yang Feng.

This time, the officers and soldiers changed their routines, and they didn't want to find a way to find the main force of the white wave thieves to fight, but instead did the thing of drawing salaries from the bottom of the kettle. The people are the lifeblood of the court, and they are the lifeblood of the white wave thief. What's more, the family members of these white wave thieves are the relatives of the white wave thieves, and no one can easily accept this kind of thing if they lose their relatives.

did not obey Zhang Baiqi's order, Yang Feng privately led his troops out of the brigade, his idea was very simple, while his family members had not been taken away by the official army, he took the lead in approaching the deep mountains, as for whether he could feed it, that was a matter of the future. But since the whereabouts of Yang Feng's team have been discovered by the officials and soldiers, it is impossible to go smoothly. I am worried that I can't find the main owner of this trip, and now that the main owner has taken the initiative to appear, how can there be any reason not to entertain him.

"My lord, something seems to be wrong." Seeing that he was about to reach his destination, a big man in the team urged his horse to rush to Yang Feng's side and reminded.

"Komeito, what did you find?" Yang Feng asked nervously when he heard this. This Gongming's surname is Xu, a native of Hedong, who was originally a blacksmith, but because he accidentally injured people in his hometown, he had to leave his hometown. Later, he met Yang Feng, and Yang Feng saw that Xu Gongming was tall and big, and he made a good axe, so he introduced Xu Gongming as a cronie.

"Lord, we have been marching for a long time, how can the officers and soldiers not move at all, isn't it ......" Before the words fell, I heard a tight sound of drums, followed by the officers and soldiers who were ambushed by the side of the road.

"Oh no, I've been tricked." Yang Feng shouted, secretly complaining in his heart.

"The lord will go first, and the last will be left behind." Seeing this, Xu Gongming shouted and urged Yang Feng to leave quickly. Since they were ambushed by the official army, it means that the official army has already taken precautions, and those ordinary people who are mixed with their own families will definitely be resettled by the official army.

Yang Feng was not a bold person, and as soon as the official army appeared, he was so frightened that he couldn't sit still. After Xu Gongming took the initiative to ask for help, Yang Feng couldn't ask for it, and hurriedly told Xu Gongming to be careful, and then turned around and ran in the direction of the deep mountain under the protection of a team of personal soldiers.

Xu Gongming beckoned people to form a formation on the spot to defend, and at the same time raised his eyes to take a look, this look made Xu Gongming see that there was an abnormality, and this official army did not seem to be as powerful as he imagined.

Seeing that a member of the official army was rushing left and right in the chaotic army, Xu Gongming immediately stepped forward with an axe and shouted, "The enemy general is going to be arrogant, Xu Huang is coming to fight you." ”

"Xu Huang? Haven't heard of it. Zhang Liao was not interested in bullying those soldiers, and when he saw a general-like person urging the horse to come, he immediately sneered, "The thief will come and send him to death quickly." ”

"Let's get the name together!" As soon as the two horses kicked wrongly, the big axe in Xu Huang's hand held Zhang Liao's hook and sickle and shouted.

"Under the tent of Wen Hou, Zhang Liao of Yanmen."

"It turns out that you are Zhang Liao, where are the three family slaves?"

"The thief is so daring, he wants to see Wen Hou, and he asked me about the knife in my hand first." Zhang Liao was furious when he heard this, and he fought with Xu Huang in one place. Xu Huang did not show weakness, and immediately lifted his spirits and fought with Zhang Liao.

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"Make a good axe, Xu Huang, are you willing to surrender?" Zhang Liao asked Xu Huang out loud. Xu Huang is a person who can walk in front of Zhang Liao's horse without being hurt, which makes Zhang Liao can't help but have a heart of love. It's just that he didn't expect Zhang Liao's kindness to be treated by Xu Huang as a donkey's liver and lungs.

Hearing Zhang Liao's inquiry, Xu Huang couldn't help but be furious, and ran to Zhang Liao to chop down Huashan with an axe, and scolded even more in his mouth: "Zhang Liaoxiu wants to insult me, take my life!" ”

Zhang Liao couldn't help but scold, this Xu Huang who doesn't know what to do!

After another forty or fifty rounds, Xu Huang saw that there were fewer and fewer people around him, and knew that it was not suitable to stay here for a long time, so he immediately raised his axe and used a move to slash at Zhang Liao. But Zhang Liao was unwilling to be with Xu Huang, and when he saw Xu Huang coming with an axe, he hurriedly dodged and dodged. Xu Huang saw that the opportunity could not be missed, so he immediately jumped out of the battle circle and fled.

Seeing this, Zhang Liao just wanted to chase after him, but at this time he heard the sound of his own gold, so he had to order the troops to be collected and returned to the camp. When he returned to the camp, Lu Bu immediately couldn't wait to ask, "Wen Yuan, do you want to keep your hand?" ”

"Huh?!" Zhang Liao was asked by this question before he remembered that his task tonight was to show weakness to the enemy, and when he saw Lu Bu looking at him with blazing eyes, he was a little embarrassed and pleaded guilty: "Wen Hou atoned for his sins, and the last general met an opponent today, showing weakness...... Forgot. ”

"Huh?" Lu Bu was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly went to see Liu Xie, who was also surprised.

"Wen Yuan, can the opponent you meet today have a well-known surname?"

"The man called himself Xu Huang."