Chapter 380: Old Friend
"Report-" Yang Lihua was leading the Chinese army to advance slowly, and suddenly there was a terrible long shout in front of him, and then he saw that he was in front of him in the blink of an eye.
The scout-like man was covered in blood, his face was pale, and his eyes were panicked and frightened. Before the horse could hold up, he jumped down and fell in a panic, and was disgraced. The scout didn't care about it, and crawled to the ground to get Yang Lihua close, and said loudly: "Generalissimo, we have fallen for the enemy's tricks, General Niu has been surrounded by the enemy on three sides, and he can't escape, and the brothers have suffered heavy casualties, so please send troops to rescue!" ”
Yang Lihua's face turned cold, and she asked in a deep voice: "How many people and horses are there in the enemy army, and what is the combat strength?" ”
"Back to the generalissimo, there are no less than 10,000 enemy troops, and they are all tall and healthy, not afraid of death, not much worse than our army!" The scout gasped violently as he spoke.
The Huaizhou army was in an uproar, and a general who was anxious rebuked loudly: "Nonsense, how can the bandit army have such combat power?" It's not that you are cowardly and exaggerated! ”
"Say, are you a spy sent by the enemy in a vain attempt to disrupt our army?"
"Come on, take down this spy who disturbs the morale of the army!"
The generals were furious and scolded one after another. These days, the Jiangsu rebels are all defeated with one blow, how can they be the elite compared to themselves. The reason why Niu Mang fell to the bottom was only because the enemy was several times his own, and he was ambushed on the side, and he was caught off guard, as long as the generalissimo ordered a rescue, even if there were 30,000 enemy troops, what was there to fear.
"Generalissimo, the villain is not a spy, please be aware of it!" When the scout saw that the generals couldn't wait to eat themselves, he was suddenly so shocked that the three souls went to two souls, crying loudly, and begging Yang Lihua with his head.
Yang Lihua stared at the scout tightly for a moment, and then waved her hand and shouted: "Come on, take this person down first, and then deal with it after finding out the truth." Send ten groups of scouts to carefully probe our army within thirty miles, and return alternately in turns, and must not neglect their duties and take it lightly! Others are on guard and moving faster! ”
After the order was given, Yang Lihua's face sank like water, and she took the lead and rushed forward. The other generals did not dare to slack off, and their faces were solemn, and while galloping on their horses, they shouted loudly and commanded their subordinates.
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"Gao Xin dog thief, dare to come out and fight me? Brothers, kill, kill these sons of bitch! ”
"****, dare to slander the Governor, look for death! Kill! ”
"Kill—"
Listening to its voice, it is not difficult to see that it is a battle between the two sides, but the real scene is quite weird.
It is a grassy, slightly narrow valley, but there are nearly 10,000 people in the canyon today, but they stand in two directions. One of these two parties was the Jiangsu Righteous Army, led by Wu Sangui, and the other was the Huaizhou Army, led by Niu Mang.
It stands to reason that the two are opposed, one official and one bandit, and they should be killed, but in addition to shouting and scolding loudly, the people on both sides actually stood still and did not have the slightest intention of making a move. And the commanders of both sides, Wu Sangui and Niu Mang, stood together at this time, laughing and talking happily. There were only hundreds, nearly a thousand, riding horses and wreaking havoc on the beautiful valley of the people, while sprinkling patches of bright red with a pungent smell on the ground on the people.
"Ah, Brother Niu, it's really gratifying that you are married! It's a pity that the little brother couldn't go to ask for a glass of water and wine, it's a pity! Wu Sangui looked at Niu Mang in surprise, smashed his mouth and said, I don't know if it is a pity that he failed to drink the wedding wine, or he is envious of Niu Mang's marriage.
"What are you sorry about, this time I have completed the task of the little prince, let's have a good drink!" Niu Mang said with a smile, paused, and sighed: "The little prince is really far-sighted, which is admirable!" Lao Niu, I was still angry with you 'traitors', but I didn't want you to be the little prince's subordinates! You kid, it's so hard to hide it from your brother! ”
When he thought that in the tent of the march last night, after the generalissimo of rebellion removed his armor, he was actually a beautiful woman, and he was so shocked in his heart that he almost drew his sword. If it weren't for the fact that the woman claimed to be the wife of the little prince, had the edict of the King of Sui in her hand, and knew everything about herself and Huaizhou, Niu Mang would definitely treat her as a spy.
After confirming Yang Lihua's identity, Niu Mang received a new task, but this task really made him cry and laugh, and then he realized that in recent years, the little prince was happy to do the big things, and his heart was both admiration and some fear.
Wu Sangui saw the ever-changing look on Niu Mang's face, and said half-jokingly: "Brother Niu, because the matter is very important, the little prince has concealed this matter, and I hope you don't blame it!" ”
"Sangui, you're serious!" Niu Mang was originally a rough man, but at this time, he had a serious face, and said sonorously: "As a soldier, Lao Niu has learned the rules of secrecy, understands the importance of discipline, and knows that obeying orders is his duty. As long as it is the order of the little prince, even if I am asked to lead my neck and kill myself, I will never frown! ”
"Well done!" Seeing Niu Mang say this, Wu Sangui laughed and punched the former in the chest, and after a pause, he said in a low voice: "Brother Niu, the little prince is also taking precautions!" The prestige of our prince is too prosperous, so that the one in Yecheng is difficult to sleep and eat, and if the little prince does not prepare early, he can only be killed in the end, which is not good! ”
"Gao Wei's faint king, I have seen through Lao Niu, he is incompetent, violent and wanton, as long as he reigns for one day, we ordinary people will have to suffer for one day. If you want me to say, why don't you directly lead your troops to attack Yecheng and pull the Dog Emperor off his horse, so that the people of the whole world can be as stable and prosperous as our Huaizhou! Niu Mang gritted his teeth hatefully and said angrily.
Wu Sangui spread his hands and said with a smile: "Who said it wasn't, but the little prince naturally had his considerations when he did this, but I didn't dare to speculate as subordinates!" ”
As soon as Niu Mang wanted to say something more, he saw a lean young man running from the edge of the valley like a fly. Soon, the young man came to the front and said to Wu Sangui: "Captain, the generalissimo has arrived outside the valley, and he will be able to enter the valley in a quarter of an hour!" ”
The young man was dressed in a grass-green shirt with a wicker circle on his head. His skin was dark and shiny, his eyes were shining, the muscles in his arms were tight and solid, and he was full of a fierce aura. From the mouth of the valley to the center of no less than two or three thousand meters, the young man ran down in one breath, his face was not red or panting, he moved like a rabbit, he was as quiet as a virgin, standing there with his waist straight and his legs straight, which was obviously not something that ordinary soldiers could do.
Looking at the young man in front of him, Niu Mang was extremely appreciative and longing, but deep down he was a little lonely. As a veteran of the Huaizhou Army, Niu Mang naturally knew that this young man was a special soldier trained by Wu Sangui, and he was the elite of the elite. At that time, the Huaizhou army was proud of being selected as a special soldier and a Xuyi iron cavalry, but it was happy that the requirements for these two branches of the army were very strict.
"Got it!" Wu Sangui waved his hand lightly, and then said to Niu Mang, whose eyes were shining: "Brother Niu, the generalissimo is here, let's act according to the plan!" ”
"Good!" Niu Mang dispelled the mood in his heart, and returned to his camp to arrange it with a serious promise.
"Brothers, let the ignorant clowns in front of you know the majesty of our Huaizhou Army, kill!"
"Kill these bitches, kill!"
"A group of rammed goods, if there is a kind, they will come!"
"Kill—"
For a while, the already loud shouts of killing in the valley were a little louder, earth-shattering and deafening. The sound came out for several miles, making the Huaizhou army who came in a hurry feel a pang in their hearts, and the pace under their feet couldn't help but be a little faster.
"Enemy reinforcements are coming, retreat!" When most of the Huaizhou army appeared in sight, Wu Sangui immediately shouted loudly, then rode his horse and whipped his whip, and ran towards the valley mouth behind him first.
"Chase!"
When Yang Lihua came to the valley, she saw the scene of rivers of blood, corpses all over the field, and almost all the troops of Niu Mang, her face became iron-blue, her eyes flashed with hatred and anger, and with a wave of her hand, she took the lead in chasing forward.
"Generalissimo, beware of deception ahead!" Seeing Yang Lihua so aggressive, the surrounding generals couldn't help but remind him worriedly, but Yang Lihua turned a deaf ear and kept urging the horses under his crotch to gallop quickly. The generals had no choice but to urge the soldiers behind them to maintain their formation and speed up.
The 30,000 Huaizhou troops soon swept through the valley like a gust of wind, leaving only the devastated valley quietly enjoying the sunshine. Xu is Yang Lihua and the others were in a hurry, and they didn't notice that although the corpses in the valley were all on the edge, there was a large space in the middle for them to pass through.
"Get up, get up!" Suddenly, with a steel knife stuck in his abdomen, the dead Niu Mang stood up from the ground with a carp, he shouted loudly, and pulled out the steel knife at his waist, looking at the hole in his clothes, his face couldn't help but feel some pain.
"General, what are you going to do next? Is there any strange task? A young man slapped the dirt on his body as he walked towards Niu Mang.
The other Huaizhou soldiers who were lying on the ground and pretending to be dead also came forward one after another, looking at Niu Mang with a puzzled expression. The previous order was really a bit ridiculous, if it weren't for Niu Mang's hand both the edict of the King of Sui and the generalissimo's golden arrow, everyone would have regarded him as a traitor.
"Don't ask too much, just follow the brothers in Jiangsu!" Niu Mang said with a straight face, and then turned his head sideways and asked loudly, "Brother Hong Bing, it's time for us to go, right?" ”
"I'm tired of waiting for a long time, let's go!" It was a sturdy man who spoke, although he looked ordinary and kind, but the ruthlessness that occasionally flashed in his eyes made people dare not underestimate him.
Some officers in the Huaizhou army even recognized that the person who spoke was one of the Xuyi special forces, and he was the leader of the escort of the little prince who was happy to go to Yecheng. I haven't seen each other for three years, but I don't want to see each other here, and my heart is suddenly full of suspicions, but it is inconvenient to ask at this time.
Hong Bing and Niu Mang quickly gathered the men and horses of the Huaizhou Army and the Jiangsu Righteous Army, the two looked at each other, no nonsense, led by Hong Bing, from the direction when Niu Mang came out of the valley, turned into the dense forest, and turned to the northeast.