Chapter 42: Li Ting in a daze
Li Ting came to feint with a very tragic mood, it was daytime, it was said that Cheng Yue's weapon could kill people a thousand steps away, and he was not sure whether he could survive at all. But it's useless to think about this, it's a war anyway, and I'm going to die at some point. If you can get away with it, if you can hurt Cheng Yue, the reward offered by Boyan is enough to make anyone tempted.
The two armies gradually approached, Li Ting gritted his teeth, and was about to give the order to attack, when Cheng Yue's army suddenly dispersed from the middle.
Scattered?! What's going on?
Li Ting's mouth opened wide in surprise because there was a scene in front of him that he had never even dreamed of.
It stands to reason that Cheng Yue's 20,000 sailors have a clear advantage over his 5,000 sailors, and even if he attacks desperately, he can't get close to Cheng Yue's boat, but what's going on now? Cheng Yue actually directly moved out of the aisle of the attack, and Cheng Yue's boat appeared in Li Ting's field of vision so loudly.
Don't say that Li Ting was surprised, all the Yuan troops were at a loss, everyone was shocked, just now they were thinking about fighting to the death, rushing to Cheng Yue's boat and maybe they could make some contributions, but the courage that had just been mustered up suddenly dissipated a lot because there was no force, and they all wanted to figure out what was going on?
The Yuan army was waiting for Li Ting's order, but Li Ting didn't know what to do. Attack? How do you look at it, there is a problem. Retreat? Was it just scared away?
Li Ting hesitated, but Cheng Yue did not. Liu Shunming raised a large banner with a big "Cheng" character embroidered on it, and there were eight golden dragons coiled around it. Nine is the number of the Son of Heaven, and eight golden dragons are already the limit of Liu Shun's daring to call the shots.
Cheng Yue looked at the flag, frowned, and didn't speak.
Liu Shun was a little apprehensive, and he didn't know whether he was in line with Cheng Yue's thoughts, but Cheng Yue must have a banner now, and he did it with all his heart, but he saw Cheng Yue frowning. Could it be that Cheng Yue wants nine golden dragons? I am willing to do it, but I am afraid that Cheng Yue will scold, and it is too early. So, what is Cheng Yue unhappy about?
Liu Shunzheng speculated about Cheng Yue's meaning, and Cheng Yue's boat ride was getting closer and closer to Li Ting.
Li Ting watched Cheng Yue approach, but after thinking about it repeatedly, he still didn't know what to do, and his heart was confused for a while. Cheng Yue's meaning is very clear, that is, I am not afraid of you at all, and it doesn't matter if you let you attack my ship directly. Thinking of Cheng Yue's fabulous achievements, the courage before departure was frightened by Cheng Yue's sudden move, and in the face of Cheng Yue's boat, he did not dare to give the order to attack. This is like Qin Wuyang, who followed Jing Ke to assassinate Qin, was originally a good man who killed people without blinking, but because of the fear of Qin Shihuang buried in his heart, he really had a chance, but he was timid.
The 5,000 Yuan Army didn't know what was happening, and saw that the opponent's middle lane was wide open, but Li Ting, the naval army, was slow to give the order to assault. The two armies are getting closer and closer, and Cheng Yue's two wings have quietly surrounded him, but Li Ting still doesn't give the order, could it be that he wants to surrender?
Li Ting shook his head fiercely, and finally put aside those distracting thoughts. Xindao himself has experienced a hundred battles, but he has never suddenly become timid like today. Just about to give the order for an assault, when he looked at Cheng Yue on the opposite side, he couldn't help but be frightened. Because he found that Cheng Yue suddenly took out a very long firearm and aimed it at him. Originally, he had the opportunity to launch an attack just now to avoid Cheng Yue's aiming, but between his hesitation, Cheng Yue's boat quickly approached him, and now it was less than a thousand steps away, in other words, as long as he dared to give an order, Cheng Yue might be able to kill him with one shot!
If the opponent is someone else, this distance doesn't matter at all, but for Cheng Yue, it has already entered the range. Li Ting was completely unaccustomed to this new sense of space, and when he was frightened just now, he thought he had time to think about it, but he was already targeted!
What a way to play!
In fact, Cheng Yue didn't want to kill him now, and besides, he was so far away on the ship, as long as he moved, it would be difficult for Cheng Yue to beat him, but Li Ting didn't know. He naturally thought that Cheng Yue's demon spell could easily kill him.
Cheng Yue didn't know who this person was, but he promised to Xie Ruji, and if he could, let him persuade Li Ting to surrender. He was just holding a gun to prepare, if he was unprepared and let this person rush into the Chinese army, then there would be no big mess?
Through the scope, Cheng Yue saw a middle-aged general gritting his teeth for a while, panicking for a while, and a hideous face as if he had made up his mind. But when I looked up and saw Cheng Yue, I was frightened again, it was really interesting.
Cheng Yue couldn't help laughing, waved his hand, and the speed of the boat slowed down.
Li Ting didn't dare to move, for fear that if he moved, Cheng Yue would misunderstand him and give an order, and he would be killed with one shot.
The Yuan soldiers beside Li Ting didn't know what was going on with him, and when they saw Li Ting in a daze, they couldn't help but despair, this battle had already been lost before it was fought.
At this time, a Yuan soldier came up and said, "Master Li, Cheng Jun has a ship coming over, saying that there is an old acquaintance of Master Li who wants to invite Master Li over for a cup of tea, and if you can, don't fight." Don't know how to reply? ”
Li Ting finally let go of his heart a little and said, "Oh? What is his name? ”
Na Yuanbing said: "He said that his surname is Jie." ”
The corners of Li Ting's eyes twitched, and he said in his heart: Surname Jie? Or is it the surname Xie? The old acquaintance surnamed Xie would not appear here. I'm afraid it's the surname that has been solved. Xie Ruji?! Could it be that he surrendered to Cheng Yue? It is said that he was captured along with Ali Hague, so he won't really surrender, right?
I made up my mind and barely suppressed my uneasiness. Li Ting asked again: "Can you know the word?" ”
The soldier replied: "The person sent over there only said that he knew when he met, and if the adults were not at ease, there was a word related to rowing in his name, and there was no word for building a house." ”
Sure enough, it's Xie Ruji! When Li Ting and Xie Ruji fought side by side before, they jokingly teased him that since he had a jiji, he didn't go out to row? Xie Ruji said that he had a court word, why didn't he build a house?
He actually surrendered! Xie Ruji is brave and good at fighting, loyal and reliable, he knows very well, I really didn't expect him to surrender Cheng Yue! I still want to surrender myself!
What can I do? Do you want to fight or surrender? To fight, Cheng Yue has already aimed at himself, although he doesn't know if his weapon can kill him so far away, but he can't help but worry about his appearance and listening to the previous battle report. If he dies, what's the point of this battle?
Surrender? Li Ting himself was taken aback by this thought. He had never thought of such a possibility. Even when he led the troops to Cheng Yue, he could only fight to the death. But for some reason, when Cheng Yue gave him this opportunity, he suffered from gains and losses. It's like a person who really wants revenge, but when the enemy really stands in front of him, he doesn't know what to do. As far as a battle-hardened general like him is concerned, he understands very well that this can only show that he has a deep fear of Cheng Yue in his heart. It's okay not to face Cheng Yue, but once he really faces it, he really doesn't dare.
Li Ting thought about it again and again, but still didn't dare to engage in the battle. I had no choice but to say: "How can this ten thousand households leave the battle formation lightly?" Let them come here and talk. ”
The reported Yuan Bing was ordered to deliver the news immediately.
A moment came, a boat came from the left, and a man stood on the bow.
Li Ting looked at it, it was really Xie Ruji, and sighed in his heart.
Many of the soldiers knew Xie Ruji, and they couldn't help but be shocked. Xie Ruji is known as a prestige in the army, but he didn't expect him to surrender to Cheng Yue!
Xie Ruji came to Li Ting's boat, bowed down, and jumped over. walked up to Li Ting, smiled and saluted, "Brother Li, don't come unharmed?" ”
Li Ting looked at him for a long time, and saw that he was indeed not injured, his face was normal, and his spirit was good, it didn't look like he was forced to surrender, but he should have surrendered on his own initiative. So he sighed and said, "Brother Jie, you are already ten thousand households, why bother?" ”
Xie Ruji laughed and said, "Could it be that Brother Li thinks I'm a person who is greedy for power?" ”
Li Ting said: "Then I don't know what conditions Cheng Yue promised to understand my brother?" ”
Xie Ruji spread his hands and said, "No, nothing." Just said let's follow him. If you want to say what was given to us, now there is only a pair of gloves. As for the gun, it hasn't been officially issued to me yet, and it has to be trained and assessed. ”
Li Tingqi said: "Gloves? ”
Xie Ruji took out the gloves from his arms and said, "Yes, you see, I want to meet you, so I took it off." Cheng Gongzi said that it was rude to wear gloves to meet people. You see, the sergeants on my ship all have gloves. ”
Li Ting took a look, and sure enough. Just now, my attention was on Xie Ruji, and I only felt that something was wrong, but now I can see it.
He took Xie Ruji's gloves and examined them carefully, and couldn't help but scold himself. Why didn't you think of such a simple thing?
In fact, if it weren't for the blockade of the war, it would have been transmitted to Yangzhou for such a long time.
Li Ting sighed: "Cheng Gongzi can think what others can't. It lives up to its name. ”
Xie Ruji waved his hand and smiled: "What is this?" I have opened my eyes by Cheng Gongzi's side, and all kinds of rare things are endless, and I don't know how many there are. Cheng Gongzi treats people with sincerity, and even the gun in his hand is issued to us. ”
Li Ting understood, it turned out that Cheng Yue was also called a gun, and he thought that the gun Xie Ruji said was that kind of spear. Just now, I wondered why Xie Ruji wanted to change his weapons and use spears.
Li Ting couldn't help asking, "Cheng Gongzi even dares to give you such an important thing?" Is that thing magical? ”
Xie Ruji smiled and said: "Where did the demon law come from, Cheng Gongzi told us a lot about the principles of this thing, but it is inconvenient for me to tell you." If you want to know, you might as well meet Cheng Gongzi, and Cheng Gongzi may also give you a hand. ”
Li Ting didn't understand what he meant, and hesitated for a moment and said, "I don't know what position Brother Xie holds in Cheng Gongzi?" ”