Chapter Twenty-Three: Slapped in the face
Zhao Qingshan led people to greet the people in the town, so as not to cause panic.
Zhao Xi made this trip with four teams of people, one before and after, one on the left and one on the left, guarding the four hundred people in the middle, half of the four hundred people had mounts, half did not, ten days down, Zhao Xi disrupted them and rearranged them, the second team of good riders, most of them were born from mountain bandits, two teams of foot soldiers, most of them were born from young and strong people.
Looking at the soldiers who were pulled up by the four teams with their own hands, Zhao Yi remembered what Steward Zhao said to him that night.
"Uncle Zhao, in addition to taking away Xiangyong's family and my mother when I come back this time, there are still some things that need to trouble you, Uncle Zhao."
Uncle Zhao, who was over fifty years old, heard this, and said with a smile: "If the young master has something to do, just give me a direct order, but I don't dare to say the word trouble." ”
Zhao Yi learned from Li Chenfeng that this Zhao steward was not an ordinary housekeeper, he was originally an official, but he offended someone who should not be offended, so he fled with Li Chenfeng. At present, in addition to a few small shops in Xinyan Town, Li Chenfeng also has three small shops in Le County, Yuan County, and Changyun County, and there are several thousand acres of fertile land outside Xinyan Town, and there are no less than 300,000 taels of silver stored at home. However, Li Chenfeng wanted to help Zhao Xi, so the money was also thrown to Zhao Yi and asked Zhao Yi to arrange it.
Zhao Yi listened to Steward Zhao's words, took out a letter from his arms and handed it to him, saying, "This is written by Uncle Li to Uncle Zhao, Uncle Zhao, please take a look." ”
Steward Zhao turned the letter in Zhao Xian's hand, and his face changed after looking at it for a long time, and after reading it, he looked at Zhao Xian for a long time before he said slowly: "So that's the case, since Chenfeng has made a decision, I won't say anything, as for the purchase of grain, I will deal with it, and I will let Lexian transport it here." ”
"Then thank you Uncle Zhao." Zhao Yi gave a salute and prepared to leave.
Steward Zhao's slightly old face brought a hint of sadness, and said softly: "Since you called me Uncle Zhao, I will tell you a piece of news." The Bo Du Jing Ya who occupies Changzhou may move westward and plot against Yanzhou and Rinzhou, so you have to be careful in everything! ”
"What?" Zhao Xi was taken aback.
It's also a fart bandit, a tribe of a tribe wants to attack the city, can you get involved?
"I don't know if Uncle Zhao got the news from?"
"How. You kid don't believe it? Steward Zhao said angrily.
"Of course not, it's just ......"
"This news is not from the land of Yan and Rin, but it was guessed by a very good friend of mine from the movement of the Bo Du army, in short, a little careful. By the way, I heard that you are preparing to recruit mountain bandit captives? ”
"Yes, these mountain bandits are all bandits who lick blood with knives, they are stronger than ordinary young and strong, after eliminating the stubborn ones, they will be included in the team, and the combat effectiveness of the team will be improved quickly."
Steward Zhao smiled and said, "It's good that you can think like this, and you have to deal with the relationship between these mountain bandits and the townspeople under you." Besides, have you ever thought about it in the future? ”
Zhao asked puzzledly, "In the future?" What day later? ”
"You pull up a group of people, in addition to wanting to do what you have to do, have you ever thought about what to do in the future? What about your subordinates? ”
"This ......"
Zhao Xi really didn't think about what to do in the future, he just wanted to pull up a group of people now, mix up his identity, and kill Pingzhou's assassin Shi and Du Wei, in Zhao Xi's meaning, even if he destroyed the entire Pingzhou City, he would not hesitate, as long as he could avenge his father and his brothers. As for the future, he never thought about it. Although Zhao Yi in his previous life was not good at communication, he was righteous and brotherly, and he didn't care if he lost his life. Although Zhao Yi is not silent now, he doesn't care about losing his life for revenge. But he thought of his mother, so he didn't fight with his life, he just thought about mixing up his identity and breaking it. There were even times when he thought that he would take his own people to become mountain bandits and attack Pingzhou City, or follow the foreigners into Pingzhou City. However, after considering his mother, he gave up the latter option.
"...... in the future," Zhao muttered to himself.
"Yes, these people follow you, you won't think about their future, if you have time to think about it yourself, I'll go to sleep first......"
Yes, I'm not the only one now, I think about my brothers and my subordinates, I can't, I can't mix up tomorrow. Pull up a team of people first, and follow the governor of Youzhou or the general of Zhenbei......
"Dididi!" A hurried whistle came, interrupting Zhao Xi's memories.
"One team and two teams, gather in front of the team, three against four teams, form a defensive formation, and line up on both sides of the team." Zhao Yi hurriedly ordered.
When the whistle sounds, it means that the outpost has spotted the enemy and warns the team.
"Knock knock!" A series of hurried horses' hooves sounded, and then a dozen or so figures also appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
Between Zhao Qingshan and the other four galloping in front, more than a dozen black-clothed knights followed closely behind.
"A squad, up!"
Zhao Hai ran out with the fifty people under him, but the thirteen people on the other side saw that the knights rushing in front of him were not afraid, and their speed did not decrease at all, but drew out a small black round shield from his side and met Zhao Hai's team.
"Kill!"
Fifty against thirteen.
Swords flew, blood splattered, and the two sides of the people and horses quickly intersected.
Zhao Hai's people surrounded the other party in it, and the silver spear was like a Jiaojiao, stabbing the other party directly, picking up two small round shields, and stabbing the two off the horse. Although Zhao Hai killed the other two in one fell swoop, he also felt that these two people were much stronger than the mountain bandits he killed.
Sure enough, after a while, there were only forty-two people still on horseback, and eight of them fell between the fields where the two sides were fighting. The thirteen black-clothed knights also reached eight, but three were killed by Zhao Hai.
Fifty people fought against thirteen people, and both sides suffered the same casualties, which made Zhao Hai extremely ashamed, his face turned red, and he shouted loudly: "Brothers, kill them with me." After speaking, the spear nodded like a phoenix and slammed on the round shield of the two.
"Bumper!"
The two round shields were knocked away, Zhao Hai ignored the surprised two, and rode his horse to the two outside, the spear swept away, with a whining sound, and slashed straight at the waist of one person.
"Bump!" The man in black broke away from the horse and flew, but the man did fold and splattered a streak of blood, and of course the dead could not die again.
"Chirp!" "Sting!"
Zhao Hai's spear stabbed on the round shield in the last man's hand, splashing a spark. Zhao Hai knew that this person was the leader of these thirteen people, and he was also the most powerful person on the other side, and two of his subordinates were killed by the other party when they were killed, and three people were injured at the same time.
The two were silent, swords and guns intersected, one like a silver Jiao soaring into the air, and the other like a glow around their bodies. The two people who were knocked off their shields by Zhao Hai were instantly cut off by the red-eyed rebels. Everyone looked at Zhao Hai and the fierce battle between the other party.
Zhao Hai saw that the opponent's small round shield was tightly guarded, and in annoyance, he picked up his spear and slashed at the opponent's side with all his strength.
"Bump!"
There was a loud bang, the gun and shield shot, and the black-clothed man's mouth cracked, his palm was numb, and he could no longer hold the round shield in his hand. "Damn, this kid has a lot of strength!" As soon as the man in black fell into his thoughts, he felt a chill in his throat, and then he lost his senses.
Looking at the blood-drenched field, many of the rebels' family members vomited. However, Zhao Yi and the rebels under his command all had stern faces.
"Zhao Hai, find a better place in the annex and bury the bones of the brothers. Zhao Qingshan, have you passed, tell me what's going on? ”
Zhao Qingshan hurriedly came to Zhao Xian's side, and said nervously: "As soon as we arrived in the town, we found a group of people chasing and killing a person outside the town, and the person fainted when he pounced on his subordinate's horse, and when his subordinate saw this, he dragged him onto the horse and galloped back, thinking that it was ......."
"I thought that there were only thirteen people on the other side, and there were hundreds of us, so the other party would not dare to come. Isn't it? Zhao Yi said coldly.
Zhao Qingshan's forehead was slightly sweaty, and he said in a low voice: "Yes, that's what my subordinates think." ”
"Well, the sin is not on you. Remember, only when you protect yourself can you consider helping others. Wake up the man you rescued and ask about the situation later. ”
"Big brother, I'm ......" Zhao Hai blushed and said in a low voice.
Zhao Yi said calmly: "Okay, I don't blame you, the other party is very powerful, not only has a sharp long knife, but also a fine iron round shield, even your spear can't be damaged." I don't know who they are? By the way, after collecting their weapons and objects, dig a pit and bury each other. ”
After finishing all the things, the group came to the outside of Liujia Town, found a flat place to rest, and after Zhao Yi arranged the sentry, he began to bury the pot and cook.
"How? Yesterday they all said how powerful their team is, today, the other party has thirteen people, we have fifty people, a team, what is the result? And the casualties of the other side are almost the same. Zhao Yi said with a gloomy face.
Zhao Xi also thought that although his team did not dare to compare with the regular army, it would not be weaker than the mountain bandits, and as a result, the thirteen people fought on a par with his own fifty people. was slapped in the face, Chi Guoguo's was slapped in the face. Zhao Xi was very annoyed.
"Why, don't you speak? Do you think all the mountain bandits in the world are the same as Crouching Tiger Mountain? There are many reasons why Crouching Tiger Mountain can be taken down without bloodshed. First of all, we took advantage of their great leader to lead people to fight together in Xinyan Town, and attacked from behind to intimidate their people and force them to surrender. Secondly, use a trick to lure out the mountain bandits in Wohu Mountain and break into it. Thus the exception of the pincer was taken. Do you think you're God? I told you to train well, and you didn't care, but you saw it, right? Mountain bandits are still easy to fight, but if they encounter foreigners, their combat effectiveness will be even worse, and it will not be others who will be exterminated at that time, but themselves. Think about it and train seriously when you return to Crouching Tiger Mountain. ”
Listening to Zhao Di's words, several people lowered their heads in shame, especially Zhao Hai and Xu He, their two teams were adapted from mountain bandit captives, and they themselves had a lot of combat effectiveness.