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"Lao Huang, are you reliable or not, I have been traveling for a long time, but there has been no movement from the north, don't drag our brother to jump into the pit, it's not good for you!"

"Since there is no benefit, why does Lao Tzu want to harm you? Could it be that you have a big dog's head that is very eye-catching and can be sold for a good price? ”

"Hey, no matter how worthless the dog's head is, it won't be inferior to the elm pimple on your shoulder, besides, the dog master Yushu is in the wind, chic and dignified, and it's normal for you to be jealous!"

"Wash your face with dirty eyes, shit with a stomachache, but you don't fucking suck! I don't have anything to say, I don't think you are dumb, and you are not afraid to break your tongue? ”

“…… Huang Sandao, count you ruthless! ”

Yingzhou is a lot of wilderness, somewhere on the vast territory, a team of hundreds of people is moving forward quickly. In this world where war horses are extremely scarce, there are hundreds of tall horses in this team that is not dressed up as an army, which is amazing. Two of the first three have just finished the conversation.

This group of people said that they were not dressed in military attire, but everyone was armed with swords and swords, and what was especially rare was that a small half of them were wearing armor! Although leather armor is the majority, iron armor is rare, and it is not regulated, but it is enough to make people feel frightened. In the Land of Clouds, as long as they don't encounter a large-scale regular border army, this group of people can walk sideways anywhere.

"Lao Huang, although I don't like to listen to a lot of words, I still have to ask you, don't give me sloppy eyes, tell me honestly, is our trip out of the mountain reliable or not? According to what you said before, our young general has already led a large number of men and horses to attack Yingzhou City, counting the days, this is also a month and a half has passed, but why don't you see half a minute of movement in the north? Whether this city was taken or not, there has to be an explanation, right? Xu Boxian, who was known as Xu Dagou, was a man in his early forties, and at this time he said to Huang Zong, who had a calm face beside him.

"Say, what kind of statement do you want?" Huang Zong said impatiently, "I waited for many days to go out of the mountain, and traveled all the way north to this point, and I didn't meet a single fleeing citizen, how could I find out the movement in Yingzhou?" Could it be that you expect Lao Tzu to have clairvoyance and ears? ”

When Li Congjing had not yet left Pingzhou, he ordered Guo Wei to go north to block the Khitan reinforcements in Yingzhou, and the two fought in the White Wolf Mountain, relying on the help of Huang Zong, and the gentlemen were able to win a big victory. After Li Congjing saw Huang Zong, because of his "righteous army" move, he sent Li Rong to return to the mountains with him to recruit more like-minded "green forest heroes" to help fight.

Now, Huang Zong has completed his mission and left the mountain, and eight hundred strong men have gathered behind him. These strong men come from different mountains, they have been working separately before, or for the horse gang, or for the righteous army, they are the "conscience faction" in the gray forces of Yingzhou, and they have the heart of fighting the Khitan barbarian thieves, and there are even many of them, when the Khitan repeatedly entered the country, for various reasons, sporadically contacted and fought, and now Li Congjing called him, because of his prestige, and added an old acquaintance Huang Zong to lobby, so he went down the mountain to vote.

There are real heroes in the grass, there are many famous generals from all dynasties and generations in history, not to mention, the founding emperor of the Liang Dynasty Zhu Wen was a thief for the Huangchao cronies; Qian Miao, who is now under control of Wu Yue, was a smuggler of salt before he started his army, and was known as the "leader of the salt gang".

Those in the green forest, thieves and thieves, when the world is peaceful, everyone is light. Li Congjing was not despicable, as long as he was willing to attack the Khitan, he could help him in his great strategy of "protecting the border and fighting thieves", and ordered Huang Zongxian to summon him to form a united front, in order to implement the "National War of Resistance".

Of course, there are also many poor and vicious people in the green forest, who have no faith and no righteousness, and have lost their conscience. It's just that that's all for later.

Among the 800 heroes in front of him, Xu Boxian and another young man named Lu Junyan were the most powerful, and the main force of the 800 heroes was formed by the two of them and Huang Zong.

Xu Boxian said: "It's strange to say, where there is a big war, there will be refugees, now I have been out of the mountains for a long time, and I have traveled far to the north, but why haven't I seen a single person fleeing?" ”

"Yingzhou is already sparsely populated, and most of the people live near the state city, now the general leads the army to the state city, and the people naturally follow, and they work together to fight the thieves, how can they escape? Haven't you heard that General Li had three strategies to appease the people when he was in Pingzhou? The people of Pingzhou therefore call it 'the blessing of the clouds'? Huang Zong didn't know that Li Congjing, in order to deal with the assassination of Yelu's enemy, implemented the strategy of clearing the wilderness with strong walls, and moved all the people near Yingzhou City to the city, so he said so.

"When a great army enters the city, it does not take a thing, it does not disturb a person; divide the land occupied by the thief, so that the men will plough and the women will weave; All dead and wounded civilians will be treated equally, and they will be compensated in the same way as fallen soldiers! These three strategies are rare in ancient times! Lu Junyan, who had never spoken with his head bowed, sighed faintly at this time.

Xu Boxian has been in the green forest for many years, and his mind is lively, but he will not be dispelled by Huang Zong's two words, but he will not obviously express doubts, squeezed his eyes at Huang Zong with a shy smile, and said: "Old Huang, it's not that I'm troublesome, let's go north this time, after all, with hundreds of brothers, your net worth and life are all controlled by you, you have to act carefully!" You can't be ignorant of the current situation in Yingzhou, just run over on a rampage, you have to get in touch with General Li first! ”

In all fairness, Xu Boxian's words are very sincere, which is the proper meaning of the question. However, it is not that Huang Zong does not want to do this, but that he can't. According to the previous agreement with Li Congjing, after he left the mountain, he should contact Li Congjing in advance. But I didn't expect that now I can't get in touch.

Yingzhou was surrounded by the Khitan army, and Huang Zong naturally couldn't get in touch with Li Congjing.

Seeing that Huang Zong didn't speak, Xu Boxian couldn't help but say, "Something shouldn't have gone wrong, right?" He glanced back and lowered his voice, "Lao Huang, you can't trick us!" ”

Huang Zong knew that Xu Boxian was looking at Li Rong, and to be honest, he also wanted to see Li Rong. There was no news of the rangers sent to Yingzhou City, and it must have been an accident, which is obvious. Since the rangers can't return, it goes without saying what the situation is in Yingzhou City. Huang Zong was also very worried and anxious, so he hoped that Li Rong could give him an accurate word.

But it's a pity that for many days, although Li Rong's face was as usual, he didn't tell him anything.

Huang Zong even thought about it, would this trip really jump into the pit?

Since he is out of the mountain, he will definitely go to war, Huang Zong is not worried about this, what he is worried about is that the eight hundred brothers behind him have been damaged for no apparent reason. After all, he lobbied everyone in charge, and he has a responsibility on his shoulders.

The rangers did not return, and Li Congjing did not send anyone to answer, Huang Zong is not a fool, the reason why he has not retreated, is just to support it in one breath. But when this breath will be discharged, he is not sure. Moreover, even if he could hold on to hope, could the 800 people behind him who had never seen Li Congjing continue to travel north?

"General Li, General Li, you can't trick me!" Huang Zong shouted silently in his heart countless times, and every time Xu Boxian mentioned this stubble, he had to suffer a little more in his heart.

"Big boss, there is someone in front!"

When Huang Zong was worried and Xu Boxian asked, the confidants and cronies behind the two of them suddenly pointed to the front and shouted in surprise. Before the two of them heard the sound and looked forward, Lu Junyan had already raised his head and looked forward with sharp eyes.

About a mile or two away from everyone, a figure suddenly appeared on a large rock on a hill, and because of the distance, everyone could not see the person's face clearly. The man was standing on a high place, and it was difficult for everyone to find him, and the reason why he could see it at a glance was because he was waving a strange green cloth in his hand.

Huang Zong and the others didn't know who the other party was, what was the intention of waving the green cloth, it was a strange thing for a figure to appear out of thin air on the wilderness, and the other party's behavior was so grotesque, it was inevitable that people's hearts would palpitate and rise sharply. Xu Boxian, Lu Junyan and the others immediately became vigilant, but before they could order their subordinates to stop moving forward, Li Rong suddenly rode out of the queue, and the two people behind him reached into his arms and took out two pieces of yellow cloth in the gallop.

Li Rong and the three of them stopped in the open space in front of the team, and in the surprised eyes of Huang Zong and the others, they also waved the cloth in their hands at the figure on the mountain. Between the swings, the movements seem to be somewhat regular, and they seem to act casually, which makes people scratch their heads.

A moment later, without waiting for Li Rong to return to the team, a horse appeared on the road ahead, galloped towards Li Rong quickly, and stopped five steps in front of Li Rong. Immediately, the knight turned over and dismounted, and hugged his fist at Li Rong, and Li Rong returned the salute.

This knight is dressed in a green robe.

Huang Zong and the others naturally didn't know that the few pieces of cloth that they thought were just ordinary things were actually flags specially used for communication. Li Rong and the other party waved the cloth just now, and it was not done casually, but they were waving the flag.

After talking with the oncoming people, Li Rong turned around and returned to the front of the queue, and said to Huang Zong, Xu Boxian, Lu Junyan and others: "The Yingzhou War, 30,000 Khitan troops are coming to attack, and the military commander has been fighting with him for more than a month, and the war is still ongoing. ”

Xu Boxian said "ah", Huang Zong's face was solemn, and Lu Junyan was silent for a moment and then asked, "Can you tell me about the progress of the war?" ”

Li Rong had no intention of concealing the truth, and said: "Under the leadership of Yelu's enemy, nearly 30,000 people in the Khitan barbarian army took turns to attack Yingzhou City day and night. For more than a month, the Yelu enemy stabbed nine to set up a siege of the city, and the commander nine refused, until the end, the Yelu enemy stabbed the donkey skills poor, the Khitan thieves have never been able to set foot on the city half a step, Yingzhou has been as stable as Mount Tai! ”

The three of them were all overjoyed and slightly excited when they heard this, and Xu Boxian asked, "So, is it General Li who has won a big victory?" ”

Xu Boxian was full of hope, but Li Rong's answer was not as he expected, "Our army is at a disadvantage, the enemy army is almost three times that of us, the army commander and all the generals have fought fiercely with the Khitan for more than a month, although they have repeatedly broken the Khitan offensive, but they want to counterattack the Khitan barbarians and break the enemy in one fell swoop, but they are still unable to do it." All in all, the war has now reached a stalemate, and neither side can help the other for a while. ”

Xu Boxian was disappointed.

Li Rong saw Xu Boxian's expression, Buddha was displeased, and said coldly: "If the army commander has broken the enemy, the Khitan barbarians are defeated by me, and the war in Yingzhou is over, what do you want me to do when I come to hurry?" All the strong men went north to Yingzhou, originally came to help the war, and now the war is stalemate, the balance of power between the enemy and us, that is, who will win the reinforcements, and now we are waiting to help Yingzhou, just to break the Khitan barbarians! Ladies and gentlemen, don't you have the heart to fight thieves and make meritorious contributions? ”

Although Xu Boxian is the leader of the horse gang, and his power is more important than one time and one place, but in front of the Youyun garrison, he did not dare to be presumptuous in the slightest, and was reprimanded by Li Rong, he just said with a bitter face: "There are 30,000 Khitan barbarian thieves, and I can't wait for only 800 people, even if I am to assist Yingzhou, I am afraid that the role it can play is very small, and it cannot fundamentally change the situation of the war!" ”

Seeing that Xu Boxian was so ignorant of forging ahead, looking forward and backward everywhere, afraid of this and that, Huang Zong's face was gloomy, and he was very dissatisfied. Lu Junyan still lowered his head slightly and did not speak.

Li Rong looked at Xu Boxian and said seriously: "In the battlefield battle, you can win if you have more people, and you can't win if you have fewer people, it has been the same since ancient times. The confrontation between the two armies is a technical and meticulous work, and the difference between them is a thousand miles. Do you know the butterfly effect? As long as you push a little harder, you can do more than you can imagine! ”

Xu Boxian had never been in contact with Li Congjing, so naturally he had no way of knowing what the butterfly effect was, but this did not prevent him from understanding the meaning of Li Rong's words.

Xu Boxian understood, Huang Zong, Lu Junyan also heard the sound of the strings and knew the meaning of elegance, and they all asked, "The general has a clever plan?" ”

Li Rong smiled and said, "I don't know if it's a clever plan, but you can give it a try." ”