Chapter 151: Straight to the White Wave Valley
Almighty Cultivation Supreme
By the time Li Ming and the others had brought the captives and captures down the mountain, it was already night.
After learning about the battle situation, Xu Huang and Dian Jie couldn't help but feel surprised, only Li Ming was really responsible for the battle, and the three of them directly knocked down the village of thousands of people, which was obviously too unreasonable, almost subverting their three views.
"Actually, there's nothing strange about it!" Li Ming smiled, "I am armed with Xuan-level martial arts and exercises, and against Li Le, who can only use yellow-level martial arts, I just directly crush the past, and there is no suspense at all." It is true that Lian Qi cannot guarantee absolute safety on the battlefield, but his strong strength will also make this weakness gradually disappear. You and others have the method of practicing Qi in their hands, and you must not slack off in your cultivation! ”
"Whoa!" After listening to today's battle report, not to mention Xu Huang and Dian Jie, Xin Bi and Xi Zhicai were also moved.
Xin Bi has begun to practice the family tradition of the Huang level practice of Qi, and Xi Zhicai has also entered the "Yang Yuan Gong", although the two are mainly literati, their physical fitness has been greatly improved, especially Xin Bi, who has a bit of a military general's taste.
The whole army stayed for one night surrounded by these mountains, and at night there were all kinds of animal activities everywhere, but fortunately it was now late autumn, and the temperature in late autumn this year was colder than in modern times, and there were no mosquitoes, which was the greatest luck.
"What's next?" Early the next morning, Li Ming spread out the map of Pingyang County, which marked the other three biggest thieves, as well as the remnants of the Yellow Turban in Baibo Valley.
The three biggest bandit leaders are: Han Xianam, Hu Cai, and Yang Feng. By now, Li Ming was almost certain that these were the main commanders of the White Wave Thieves in history, but now they were fighting on their own, and there were even occasional conflicts between them over turf, so the local government did not find out about this.
Individually, this is just four relatively large bandits, and it is not a big problem. If these four thieves, together with the remnants of the Yellow Turban in Baibo Valley, are all in a gang, then the matter is a big deal. Even if Li Ming didn't need to take action, if the county guard of Pingyang County didn't want to be dismissed, he would desperately go to recruit them.
Slow down...... Li Ming seemed to remember that the white wave thief seemed to have started in 188. Four years later, the county guard of Pingyang County is estimated to have been promoted, and even has been promoted to Luoyang as an official, so even if he knows about this matter, will he hide it and not report it in line with the idea that more things are better than less?
"The closest to us is Han Xian in the northwest of Linfen County, and the farther is Hu Cai in the east of Jiang County. The farthest is Yang Feng, north of Yang County. In fact, the closest to us is the remnants of the Yellow Turban Thieves in Baibo Valley! Xi Zhicai pointed to the map, and then finally clicked on the Baibo Valley (about eight kilometers northeast of present-day Yonggu Township, Xiangfen County).
"Send someone to find out at once! I need accurate information on the White Wave Valley! Li Ming looked up and said.
"Whoa!" Xu Huang gave up his hand and led the scouts to quickly disperse.
In the past, the 300 war horses captured by Li Ming could be regarded as his private property, and now that the army is re-established, it is natural to take these horses back from the royal horse farm. Xu Huang's riding skills are good, and Li Ming handed over the scout department to him to command.
Xu Huang has a habit of using scouts, he will divide the scouts into two batches, and then disperse them, expanding the scope of investigation to fifty miles, generally speaking, scouts are scattered, and twenty miles is actually enough. The two groups of scouts pass news to each other, and finally report the news back, so as to fully grasp every move around them, which is more convenient for the commander and the military advisor to plan.
Otherwise, if the enemy's traces are discovered within 20 miles, the requirements for the commander-in-chief and the military's emergency strategy level are very high.
At noon, the army passed through Jiangyi, and the gate of the county town was closed until it was determined that it was the imperial army that went north to fight for thieves, and then the city gate was opened. It's just that it can be seen that the people inside are still trembling.
Ten minutes later, the county magistrate hurriedly came out to greet him, and Li Ming took the opportunity to inquire about the matter of Baibo Valley.
"White Wave Valley? It's not easy to fight there! The county magistrate obviously knew Li Ming's intentions, so he persuaded, "Baibo Valley is not far, it is only more than forty miles away from here, and it will be there in one day tomorrow." It's just that the Baibo Valley is surrounded by mountains on both sides, and the Baibo thieves built fortifications here, sealing the entire Baibo Valley, and the official organized several expeditions, but finally retreated at the entrance. ”
In the afternoon, Xu Huang also reported the situation of Baibo Valley one after another: "Baibo Valley is surrounded by mountains on both sides, and one side of the first half is dominated by hills, and at the beginning of the middle section, there are continuous mountains on both sides, and the cliffs are steep, and it is not easy to climb. At its narrowest point, it was less than half a mile, and there was a river passing through it.
At this entrance, the white wave thief has set up a water gate, and there is no way to enter and exit unless you use a boat. As for the situation in the White Wave Valley, the subordinates do not know. ”
"In other words, we want to enter the White Wave Valley, and there is probably no way to do it here in the south!" Li Ming nodded.
"Unless there are enough siege equipment, and enough bows and crossbows to suppress, I am afraid that there is no way to break through here!" Xu Huang said truthfully that the northerners are not good at water, otherwise they can swim in, and the other party obviously saw this and built the water gate.
"And what if we go straight north and look for a new entrance?" Li Ming pointed to the north side of the map.
"If we go north, then when we attack, the baggage troops are estimated to be attacked by Han Xian, Hu Cai and Yang Feng, and they will even encircle us in the rear!" Xi Zhicai pointed to the surrounding thieves and said.
As a result, he went around in a circle and returned to the original question, and Li Ming was speechless for a moment.
"Baibo Valley is not far from us!" Simbi stepped forward, "Why don't you go over and see the specific situation first, and then make plans?" If it's not a big problem, just open the water gate! ”
Xin Bi still remembers that Li Ming and Zhang Mo led a small force and directly opened the gate of Yingyin City.
Now Li Ming's strength is stronger, and Zhang Mo has also made great progress. Before, the three of them led a small force and directly defeated Hu Cai's Daqingzhai, so can it be possible to break through this water gate?
"Well, that's true! Pass on my military order, and tomorrow the whole army will go to Baibo Valley! Li Ming nodded, and what Xin Bi thought of, obviously he also thought of.
That night, the county commander sent some pigs and sheep to reward the army, and the remnants of the Yellow Turban in Baibo Valley could be eliminated, and Jiangyi and Linfen could be much safer. No one would want to have a growing army of thieves under their rule.
Li Ming was in a good mood, and personally cooked a few dishes, and the officers ate to the fullest.
The next day, the army marched, and arrived outside the Baibo Valley in the afternoon, along the river that was only a few tens of meters wide, they saw a huge water gate, the whole is a wooden structure, but there are four arrow towers on both sides, each arrow tower has five archers, at this moment has begun to bend the bow and arrows, looking at Li Ming and others vigilantly.
On the wooden wall, there are more than 30 archers, who are also bending bows and arrows at the moment, eyeing the tiger.
"It's just that if that's the case, it's really not enough to see!" Li Ming observed it carefully, and finally said disdainfully.