The battle on this side of the mountain road had just ended, and the cavalry escorting Yuan Ji to escape for his life suffered another blow.

Chen Zhi received the news of the scout's return as early as the fierce battle in the mountain road, and he decided to use the cover of the forest trees at night to set up a tripwire.

When the cavalry of the large army passed, the horse troops in front fell one after another, and the formation of the entire front formation stagnated, and many people were injured in the fall. Yuan Ji had to order to dismount, and while preventing a sudden attack, he ordered Feng Zhou to arrange for his soldiers to find out the way and advance slowly.

The three thousand have never tried to be so scared and struggling as they are tonight. On the wall of Gushi County, Li Yue's head hung high. When Yuan Ji returned to Gushi County, the sky was already dark, and there was only a large patch of black ash left in the granary in front of him.

"If you don't slaughter the Chen family and the Liu family, I, Yuan Ji, will not be a human being!" Yuan Ji's eyes were dark, and he was straight and angry, and he fainted.

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"My lord, in this battle, we have captured more than 700 horses, more than 1,000 fine bows, about 10,000 arrows, and more than 500 prisoners." Zhao Yun's face flushed, and he excitedly reported to Liu Qi, "It's just that our army has lost more than 1,500 soldiers. Speaking of this, Zhao Yun was gloomy.

"In troubled times, war is inevitable for dead people, second brother." Liu Qi patted Zhao Yun on the shoulder and comforted: "The only thing we can do is to calm the world as soon as possible and end this catastrophe that has plunged the people into fire and water." For the soldiers who died in battle, they were ordered to be buried heavily, and those who still had relatives alive were given ten yuan as a pension. In addition, the relatives and friends of the fallen soldiers will be rewarded with one acre of fertile land per household. ”

The pension is ten times, and one acre of fertile land is already a very high standard for the late Han Dynasty at this time. Years of turmoil led to a sharp decline in the population of the Eastern Han Dynasty at the end of the period, and many fertile fields were left uncultivated.

"This matter will be handed over to the gentleman, if there is any negligence or greed for pensions, report to me!" As soon as Liu Qi's words fell, Xu Jing suddenly felt a sense of being reused. Everything that happened tonight, Liu Qi gave him so many surprises that he couldn't believe that it was all true.

For a long time, Xu Jing thought in his heart that Liu Biao's father and son were just lost dogs. Unexpectedly, tonight's two fires and the victory of the mountain ambush gave him an unreal illusion, and at the same time, his impression of Liu Qi changed greatly. Although the matter of being responsible for the pension is small, it can show Liu Qi's preferential treatment of his subordinates and win back the hearts of the soldiers.

Xu Jing respectfully received the order: "The subordinates will live up to the trust of the lord and handle this matter properly." ”

Liu Qi waved his hand, signaling that Xu Jing didn't need to be polite, and asked, "Is Uncle Zhi back?" ”

"Hahaha! Uncle has arrived, meet the lord! Before Liu Qi asked, Chen Zhi's slightly tired voice came from not far away.

"Living up to the trust of the lord, the granary of Gushi has been reduced to ashes!" Chen took a few steps and made a step, and hurriedly came to Liu Qi and replied: "It's just a pity that the Baiyi camp has been reduced by more than half. ”

"Soldiers who died in battle are cared for. If you haven't experienced the hardships of war, you can't become the elite in our hands, and today's Baiwei Camp needs this kind of experience of putting yourself to death and then rebirth. Liu Qi comforted Chen Zhi and said, "You are all good!" Just 1,500 people dared to storm Gushi County, and they also achieved such a record, worthy of the name of the Baiyi Battalion! ”

"The elite of Baiwei is invincible!"

"The elite of Baiwei is invincible!"

"The elite of Baiwei is invincible!"

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The remaining more than 700 Bai Yi campers suddenly roared in unison, and their emotions were high and deafening. After such a difficult battle, Liu Qi's most elite Baiwei battalion has already taken shape.

"Euphorbia is unparalleled, who can block it in the world!"

"Euphorbia is unparalleled, who can block it in the world!"

"Euphorbia is unparalleled, who can block it in the world!" ……

Under Zhao Yun's signal, the remaining more than 3,000 Euphorbia soldiers were not to be left behind, and roared in unison. The captured pawn was dumbfounded, not knowing which one the other party was playing.

After a while, under Liu Qi's wave, the two battalions let go of their thoughts of competition.

"Lord, what about these captives?" Zhao Yun glanced at the tired pawn and asked.

"They are all forced by the situation, let them go, I, Liu Qi, never kill prisoners." Liu Qi didn't forget to ask Xu Jing, "Wen Xiu, what do you think of this treatment?" ”

His Majesty seconded. Most of them are natives of Runan County, and forcibly recruiting them will only make the main public tent unfavorable; Moreover, they may not be willing to follow the lord to Yiyang County. Xu Jing thought about it carefully and said, "Our top priority is to quickly withdraw Xincai before the Yuan clan encircles it, and it is not appropriate to recruit soldiers at this time." ”

Liu Qi was really not interested in these hundreds of captives, according to Xu Jing, they had lived in Runan for generations and were unlikely to follow him. Therefore, Liu Qi nodded and said to the captives, "You can go." ”

Hundreds of captives suddenly became agitated, and an officer who looked like them stood up, stopped the mess of the captives, and asked tremblingly, "Major General, are you really letting us go?" ”

"Of course. General Ben never breaks his word, and if you are willing to follow me, you are always welcome. Liu Qi smiled indifferently, "It's just that you are willing to follow me to leave my hometown and make contributions?" ”

"Of course we don't." I don't know who among the captives whispered, it was not loud, but the whole captive camp heard it. The officer's face changed, he glared at him fiercely, and said to Liu Qi embarrassedly: "Thank you for the grace of the young general not to kill." ”

"Thank you and forgive me, it will still be you who will see you on the battlefield in the future." Liu Qi waved his hand and said, "Let's go, it's best not to be in the army of General Yuan Hou, I, Liu Qi, are already fighting with him." That won't be the case the next time I meet you. ”

The school officer's figure was slightly stunned, and then he led hundreds of people to bow to Liu Qi, and was about to turn around and leave.

At this time, Chen Zhi muttered a few words in Liu Qi's ear, and Liu Qi had a flash of inspiration and shouted: "Slow! ”

The school officer was very afraid that Liu Qi would come out, and after hearing the words, he had to turn around, "Could it be that Major General ......"

"Don't worry! General Ben just remembered one thing and asked you to finish him for General Ben. Liu Qi motioned to the guards to wrap the heads of Ji Zhong and Wu Zhi and handed them to the school officer.

"Help General Ben send a big gift to General Ji Ling, the general under General Yuan, and convey a word to Ji Ling on my behalf: Let him keep the head on his neck for the time being." Liu Qi smiled: "You will convey this for General Ben, right?" ”

The school officer broke out in a cold sweat, and he wanted to cut Liu Qi with a thousand knives in his heart, but he had to agree.

"Also, this head named Wu Zhi was sent to Zhonglang General Yuan Cheng. Tell him that when you come out to mix, you always have to pay it back, and I'm waiting for his arrival in Xinye. After Liu Qi finished speaking, he motioned for them to leave.

The school officer carefully took hundreds of captives and slowly left the mountain road, and only exhaled when he was about to reach Pingyu City, completely relieved.

"Do you really want to help him convey this? You're going to die! The officer carried two sealed heads, and one of his acquaintances persuaded him, "Throw it away, and we will pretend that no one knows...... Run. ”

"Where can I escape? If I had been able to escape, I would have followed the young general a long time ago. The school official said bitterly: "We have lived in Runan County for generations, we can run, but our family can't." What's more, since people are generous enough to spare us and not kill us, I will naturally do what I promised him. ”

"However, you will be beheaded by General Ji..." The man was unwilling, and he didn't want his friend to lose his life.

The school officer smiled miserably, "If I really lost my life because of this, then even if I am blind and follow the wrong lord!" Take care! With that, he strode towards the Yuan clan's Runan County Governance Office, without looking back.

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Xin Cai, Chen Fu.

"The Lord God is invincible, and the two counties of Pingyu and Gushi have suffered heavy losses, and I am afraid that they will not be able to recover without a few months of recuperation." Chen Zhi was amazed, Liu Qi's serial ambush made the entire army of Pingyu Ji Zhongqu annihilated, and the archers of Gushi County also lost more than two-thirds, and even the elite cavalry that the Yuan clan relied on the most lost 2,000, and his vitality was greatly damaged.

This sneak attack and ambush not only burned down the granary that the other party valued the most, but also killed three generals, Runan County wanted to cause harm to Yiyang County under Liu Qi's rule in the coming year, obviously can't. Although half of the Euphorbia battalion was damaged in this battle, and more than half of the elite Baiwei battalion was also lost, it was able to make the opponent powerless overnight with a weak force, which could boost the morale of the army even more.

Xu Jing's perception of Liu Qi skyrocketed overnight. Xu Jing's original abacus was nothing more than a sneak attack at night and burn down the Yuan family's big granary, but Liu Qi was bold and careful, brave and decisive, which shocked him, if he had glasses.

"This big victory, the courage of the second brother and the uncle to kill the three generals; It is also necessary for Mr. Xu to make a surprise attack to help me succeed, and even more so for the soldiers to be fearless of life and death and bravely kill the enemy. Liu Qi waved his hand and shirked Chen Zhi's compliment, "Pass the order and reward the whole army." ”

"No!" I have my own personal guard to arrange the matter.

"Although tonight is a big victory, we still can't underestimate the Yuan family." Liu Qi changed his words and said: "Mr. Xu once said that most of the anti-thieves and bandits in Runan County were raised by the Yuan family, and the consequences of this war may be to inspire the Yuan family to make a desperate bet and secretly order the nearby bandits to besiege Yiyang County, and our future is not optimistic." ”

Chen to Zhao Yun were all stunned when they heard this, and the two of them fell into the excitement after the big victory, and Liu Qi's words were like a slap in the face, which instantly made them sober up in the excitement.

Xu Jing carefully glanced at Liu Qi, who had a grim face, and secretly praised in his heart: The wind of a general, without losing wisdom in silence, and being able to clearly recognize the crisis that even I almost ignored, is this you?

"Damn, I didn't think there would be such a grim situation, it's really a dereliction of duty!" Zhao Yun and Chen secretly blamed themselves, and Liu Qi smiled: "It's okay, if it weren't for Mr. Xu's reminder before, I would have forgotten it." You're still young, at least, we're still ahead of the curve, aren't we? ”

Zhao Yun Chen nodded slightly, knowing that the next step was the most difficult and dangerous time, and the slightest carelessness would put thousands of them in a situation from which they could never recover.