Chapter Forty-Nine: A Soldier and a Horse

This word fell, only to hear the sound of the rear, everyone looked, it turned out that Xiangwu County put down the suspension bridge, the city gate opened, and walked out of it.

Li Yuan smiled: "It seems that it is not bad, Li Xiangru is unpopular." He knows that neither the court nor the traitors are unpopular, but everyone has to weigh the pros and cons and make a choice.

"Hey!" Wen Chou will be on the ground with a big knife.

"Huh!" Li Yuan looked around at the generals, "I disappointed our General Wen again." ”

The generals all laughed when they heard this, and Wen Chou was also embarrassed by Li Yuan's word "general".

One person and one horse arrived in a blink of an eye, and before Li Yuan and the others entered the camp, their own personal guards intercepted him: "Who are you two?" ”

This person dismounted, and saw that several people on the opposite side were wearing helmets and armor, and the robes were tied, so he knew that his identity was extraordinary, and he didn't dare to hold it up, so he hugged his fists and saluted: "The next official is Li Lan, the magistrate of Xiangwu County." ”

Li Yuan has a good impression of Li Lan, of course, not because of the same sex, but because he dares to come alone, but he has a lot of courage.

"County Magistrate Li doesn't have to be polite." Li Yuan said loudly.

"Dare to ask, but Lord Li, the captain of Huqiang?" Li Lan looked at his sac ribbon, so he asked.

"This is my general." Huang Shao interjected.

Li Lan was shocked, and hurriedly bowed: "I don't know that the general is here, and I hope to forgive my sins." ”

"Huh!" Li Yuan stepped forward to help, "Wouldn't it be better to have a few more meetings like this." ”

"Your Excellency has a point." Li Lan took advantage of the situation.

"It's getting late, let's go to the camp to talk!"

"It's up to the adults." Li Lan is another one.

Everyone entered the account, and Li Yuan sent someone to invite Su Zhenghe and Pang De to discuss the military together.

"County Magistrate Li, please tell us about the situation in Longxi." After Li Yuan waited for Su Zhenghe and Pang De to come, he spoke and asked.

Li Lan first made a circle, and then said: "Although Li Xiangru rebelled, the counties really had no intention of rebellion, but they were forced to secretly obey, waiting for the arrival of the king." ”

Su Zhenghe snorted coldly and said: "As a courtier, you should be loyal to the country, how can you be afraid and wronged a thief." ”

Li Lan's heart trembled, wiped his sweat and hurriedly said, "What the adults said is extremely true. ”

Li Yuan waved his hand and said, "Okay! People who are not saints and sages can be without fault, and knowing mistakes can improve greatly. After this incident, presumably County Magistrate Li will try his best to laugh at the court. ”

"Definitely, definitely!" Li Lan breathed a sigh of relief, although he understood that he was not going to kill his head, but this matter was like a hidden danger, this Li Yuan was easy to talk to, and he would be closer in the future.

When Su Zhenghe heard Li Yuan say this, he also swallowed this breath, and when he came to Liangzhou to settle down, he would definitely settle the account.

After the next consultation, Su Zhenghe divided 2,000 men and horses to take over the defense of Xiangwu City, and the army set off tomorrow for Didao, the place of governance in Longxi. But after all, there are not many soldiers and horses, and Su Zhenghe has sent people to urge Geng to send reinforcements quickly.

The night is as cool as water, the starry sky is shining, and the dawn of the nocturnal creatures arrives, and the mountains gradually have a worldly "liveliness".

Li Yuan was holding Sun Tzu's Art of War and was dizzy, but Huang Shao asked to see him outside, put on a robe, and asked Huang Shao who came in, "What's the matter?" ”

"My lord, the scout has come to report that a military horse has been found ten miles away." Huang Shao Shili said.

"Oh!" Li Yuan was quite calm, "How many people?" ”

"Scouts don't dare to get close, because I don't know how many people there are."

It was at least two or three hundred miles from Xiangwu County to Didao, and the mountain roads were sometimes good and sometimes bad, which deepened the difficulty of marching. If Di Dao's reinforcements come here, there should be more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, but their whereabouts are easy to expose, but a small number of soldiers and horses is tantamount to driving sheep and tigers.

"There won't be many soldiers and horses in this army, you go and ask Su Zhi and Pang De to come here." Li Yuan ordered.

Soon, Su Zhenghe and Pang De came together, the two had obviously gotten the news, Su Zhenghe Mei frowned slightly, Pang De was different from him, and his whole body was full of energy.

"Huang Shao, you go and call Guan Hai and Wen Chou." Li Yuan first instructed Huang Shao, and then asked Su Zhenghe, "What news does Su Zheng have?" ”

Although Su Zhenghe was an assistant to Li Yuan, the scouts in the county had to report to him first, which made him deepen the rapid formation of a team of scouts.

"It's not Di Dao's rebels, and I don't know where this army came from?" Su Zhenghe looked puzzled.

Pang De is just a small county official, if he didn't lead an army alone, I'm afraid he wouldn't even have a seat, and he wouldn't intervene next to him, but his body trembled slightly, and he must have something to hold in his heart.

Li Yuan almost laughed out loud and asked, "Ling Ming, what do you say?" ”

Pound still restrained his temperament a little in front of outsiders, and if he wanted to change to the fact that no one else was present, he would have jumped up a long time ago, hugged his fists and said: "My lord, according to the humble position, no matter the origin of this army and horses, we are going to take a look." ”

Li Yuan thought for a moment and said to Su Zhenghe: "Su Zheng, you stay to guard the camp, and Pang De and I lead the soldiers and horses to explore this army and horses." ”

Su Zhenghe is a civil official, although he can wield a sword, but it is used to cultivate sentiment, and I am afraid that it will not be useful to go to the battlefield, Li Yuan's arrangement is very in line with his heart: "I hope the general will be careful in everything." ”

Pang De immediately went out of the camp and gathered soldiers and horses, and at this time, Wen Chou and Guan Hai also came one after another, asking them to quickly gather their soldiers and horses.

As soon as Wen Chou heard that there was finally a battle, he jumped high happily, and Guan Hai still looked so honest.

"Guan Hai is not suitable for charging into battle, if he can develop in the future, let him and He Yi jointly guard Liangzhou." Li Yuan looked at Hai's expression that was not very interested, and had already made arrangements for him in his heart.

Time has only passed for a moment, which seems short, but in fact it is a long time, and this moment is enough to change a person's life.

He did not let the 1,000 soldiers and horses under He Yi and the Yangwei battalion under He Man be dispatched, and Huang Shao's 500 broken soldiers and 2,000 men and horses under Wen Chou and Guan Hai participated in this battle, and the 1,000 men and horses under Pang De should be enough to deal with it.

There were not many soldiers and horses, so they did not divide into front and rear teams, and joined forces to march together.

The moon also seemed to be in good spirits, wanting to see the human drama, her "eyeballs" widened, waiting to see the good show, Li Yuan didn't let it take advantage of it, borrowed his light to advance, and didn't even hit the torch.

Some people use the moonlight to do things that are not good; There are people who act chivalrous and righteous; Some people are working hard for the future; Some are distraught about the fame that is destined to come; Moon, moon, what do you want to see in your heart?

Li Yuan estimated that he had walked seven or eight miles, and ordered to go slowly so as not to be discovered by the other party, in fact, he knew in his heart that there was a great possibility that his side had been exposed.

At this time, scouts are widely scattered, and horses are not allowed to be exposed.

The scouts' reports were one after another, and Wen Chou could see that the enemy army was less than three miles away, and the big knife in his hand was clenched even tighter.

"Ling Ming, you lead the men and horses of the headquarters to ambush on the left, but don't act rashly, wait for my movement here." Li Yuan patted Pang De on the shoulder.

Pound surrendered his promise, took the soldiers and horses to the left, and hid in the mountains, rocks and weeds, and saw no traces.

Wen Chou asked in a low voice, "My lord, do we have to wait for the rabbit?" ”