As the sun set, a fierce battle was raging on a plain thirty miles south of Qi County. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

In the center of the battlefield, the two armies are entangled with each other, and at every moment someone dies tragically under the blades of their opponents. There is a certain gap between the two armies in numbers, but the side with a small number of people has gained the absolute initiative on the battlefield by virtue of its sophisticated equipment and well-trained combat methods, but on the contrary, the other side with a large number of people has been defeated and retreated!

At the forefront of the battle between the two armies, a young general in silver armor, holding a large gun thicker than his wrist, and straddled a white horse, was fighting to kill the enemy! Under his guns, there is hardly a single enemy who is his one-in-one! Don't look at this young general's young age, but the shot is decisive and ruthless, every shot is right in the throat of the enemy, one shot is stabbed, and then one pump, with a bloody arrow sprayed out! And it was under the leadership of this young general that soon the shabby-equipped ragtag army in front of him did not support for long, and it was completely defeated!

Looking at the defeated enemy soldiers, the young general wiped the blood stains on his face, revealing a handsome face, but it seemed that he didn't like to kill enough, and he was about to shoot his horse and continue to chase the past. At this time, a voice sounded from behind him: "Shixin! Poor Kou Mo Chase! We have won this battle! ”

"Ugh!" Hearing this voice, the young general immediately grabbed the reins, but after glancing at the enemies in front of him who fled in a hurry, he pouted, but directly threw the big gun in his hand to the ground, picked up a few stones, and with a wave of his hand, the stones flew straight out. Immediately afterward, I heard several screams, and those stones were right in the middle of several fleeing enemies!

"You!" At this time, the previous voice sounded in the ears of the young general, and a middle-aged warrior with a long beard slowly came to the young general's side, looking at the young general and shaking his head helplessly, but from the eyes he looked at the young general, it was full of appreciation and love. Looking at the body of this middle-aged general, a set of unpretentious armor is covered with scratches and blood stains, and in this cold weather, it is still steaming, which shows that in the battle just now, this middle-aged warrior killed no less than the young general! The middle-aged general just glanced at the fleeing enemy in front of him, and then said, "To put it bluntly, these people are actually just some people who don't have enough to eat!" If you are bewitched by the anti-thief, you will become a thief! If they give up resistance, it is better to let them live! ”

"Zhang Shuai!" Hearing the words of the middle-aged general, the young general pouted a little disappreciatively and said: "A thief is a thief!" We are officials, they are thieves! What's wrong with killing them? As the people of the Great Sui, they are now thieves rebelling against the court, if they don't kill one and make an example, wouldn't it make the people of the world learn to rebel? ”

"This?" Listening to the young general's words, the middle-aged general didn't know how to answer for a while, he was stunned for a long time, and finally he could only sigh. In fact, those who are familiar with middle-aged warriors know that he is not such an indecisive person in general.

Qijun Zhang Xutuo! Although he has not been in the army for a long time, in the Great Sui Army, he is also a famous general! Back then, Zhishilang Wang Bo rebelled and ran rampant in Shandong, and the officers and soldiers of all counties were invincible! Only Zhang Xutuo! Win more with less, defeat Wang Bo several times, and even defeat Wang Bo, Sun Xuanya, Hao Xiaode and other coalition forces totaling more than 100,000 in the end, forcing Wang Bo out of Qi County! Since then, Pei Changcai, Guo Fangzhen and other thieves have also been defeated by Zhang Xutuo! Tens of thousands of thieves died under Zhang Xutuo's sword! Even today's son is very fond of Zhang Xutuo, and even Zhang Xutuo's behavior of opening a warehouse and releasing grain without permission back then, the Son of Heaven does not blame, but gives a reward! As long as the Qi County thieves heard Zhang Xutuo's name, they would tremble with fright, and they couldn't stop worrying!

It's just that after so many years of fighting, although Zhang Xutuo is brave and good at fighting, he sees the thieves in the world killing more and more, and he can't help but wonder in his heart, can he really solve the crisis of the Great Sui if he continues to kill like this? Because of this, there was this conversation between Zhang Xutuo and the young general just now.

After thinking for a long time, he didn't come up with an answer, and finally Zhang Xutuo sighed and said to the young general: "Shixin! After this battle was over, Pei Changcai's remaining troops in Qi County had all dispersed! At least Qi County can be peaceful during this time! After a few **, I set off and went to Luoyang on my behalf to report the results of this battle to the Ministry of War! ”

This young general is the most valued assistant under Zhang Xutuo, Luo Shixin, a native of Licheng! Although he is nineteen years old, he has been in the army for five years, brave and good at fighting, excellent in martial arts, especially a big gun, Zhang Xutuo has been able to defeat the thief army in a row in recent years, and Luo Shixin has also made a lot of contributions.

Listening to Zhang Xutuo's instructions, Luo Shixin's eyes lit up, after all, he is a young man, he always likes to be lively, that Luoyang City is the capital of the Great Sui Emperor, I have long heard that it is the most lively and prosperous place in the Great Sui, how could Luo Shixin not want to go and see? Immediately, Luo Shixin was overjoyed, and shouted at Zhang Xutuo: "Yes!" Zhang Shuai! The end will not be dishonored! ”

Luo Shixin was pulled up by Zhang Xutuo, for Luo Shixin's temperament, how could Zhang Xutuo not know, although he loves Luo Shixin very much, but Zhang Xutuo did not forget to mention it: "Shixin!" That Luoyang City is not comparable to this Qi County! There is the foot of the Son of Heaven, and there are dignitaries everywhere, not that you and I can afford to provoke! When you get there, remember not to cause trouble, lest you invite unwarranted trouble! Remember! ”

"Zhang Shuai! Don't worry! Luo Shixin is now full of thoughts that he can go to Luoyang to see and understand, Zhang Xutuo's explanation is naturally full of promises, but whether he listens to it or not, no one knows!

Looking at Luo Shixin's appearance with a wry smile, Zhang Xutuo couldn't rest assured at all, and after thinking about it, Zhang Xutuo still decided that it would be safer to put another person next to Luo Shixin. Immediately, Zhang Xutuo shouted behind him: "Where is Uncle Bao?" ”

"The last general!" Zhang Xutuo's shouting had just settled, and then, a louder voice came from not far away, and it didn't take long to see a young warrior with a tiger's back rushing over, and when he rushed to Zhang Xutuo and Luo Shixin, he pulled the reins hard, and stopped the speeding war horse, and then turned over and dismounted directly, and saluted Zhang Xutuo is fist, shouting: "Qin Qiong is here!" What does Zhang Shuai command? ”

Let's not mention that this person looks like a tiger, that face is also square, showing fortitude, and his face is red, at first glance, he is a decisive person, this person is Zhang Xutuo's subordinate generals, Qin Qiong who has just been cast into Zhang Xutuo's account! Although Qin Qiong is not very old, compared to Luo Shixin, he has a more calm temperament, and Zhang Xutuo has also valued this person very much recently. After summoning him, Zhang Xutuo said: "Uncle Bao! After a few ** go to Luoyang with Shixin! Remember, your job is to keep a good eye on him! Don't let him get into trouble! ”

"This ......" Hearing Zhang Xutuo's order, Qin Qiong hesitated a little, and glanced at Luo Shixin, although Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin are both fellow villagers, and the two have a good personal relationship, but Qin Qiong also knows Luo Shixin's temperament, if he really has a seizure, I am afraid that except for Zhang Xutuo, no one will be able to suppress him! The task assigned by Zhang Xutuo was a little difficult, but after a while, Qin Qiong's face sank and shouted: "The last general is ordered!" ”

Qin Qiong agreed, Luo Shixin was a little unhappy, isn't this obviously putting a bolt on himself! When he opened his mouth, he was about to object, but after being glared at by Zhang Xutuo, Luo Shixin immediately became honest and stood aside honestly, but he was thinking about how to discuss with Qin Qiong later, and when he arrived in Luoyang, he didn't care about it so wide!

Zhang Xutuo didn't care what Luo Shi's confidence was thinking, Qin Qiong's temperament Zhang Xutuo still understood, since he agreed, he would definitely not let himself down, and immediately Zhang Xutuo ordered the other soldiers to count the battle situation, since he was going to let Luo Shixin go to Luoyang in a few days to report the results of the battle, then naturally there must be a charter.

It didn't take long for a general to rush to Zhang Xutuo's front again, this person was Zhang Xutuo's deputy general Pei Renji, although Zhang Xutuo valued Luo Shixin, Qin Qiong and other young generals, but they were still too young, and they were still not as good as those veterans who had been in the army for many years in terms of experience, so Zhang Xutuo usually entrusted a lot of military affairs to his old subordinate Pei Renji to deal with. Pei Renji came to Zhang Xutuo, saluted Zhang Xutuo, and said, "Zhang Shuai! The results are counted! After speaking, Pei Renji picked up an account book and sent it directly to Zhang Xutuo.

Zhang Xutuo briefly looked through it, and after making sure that there was no problem, Zhang Xutuo returned the account book to Pei Renji and said: "Polish the results of the battle, and then give them to Shixin, so that they can present them in a few days!" "The polish in Zhang Xutuo's mouth does not mean to add false results, Zhang Xutuo is different from other Great Sui generals, he will never falsely report the results, one is one, two is two, there were once people who were jealous of Zhang Xutuo's results, and slandered the Son of Heaven, but the Son of Heaven sent people to inquire repeatedly, but Zhang Xutuo's results were not any problem at all, which made the Son of Heaven pay more and more attention to Zhang Xutuo. And the polishing that Zhang Xutuo just ordered was just to ask Pei Renji to copy this account book again, after all, this is to be presented, and it is very likely to be presented to the Son of Heaven for inspection, so you can't take this messy thing! This façade work is still required!

After dealing with all this, Zhang Xutuo took another look at the corpses all over the ground, couldn't help but sigh, shook his head slightly, and turned his head to look at the location of Luoyang in the west. The Son of Heaven is mediocre, the traitor is in charge, this great Sui has become full of holes, although he can still fight and eliminate the thief now, but this is only a way to treat the symptoms but not the root cause, is it true that the Qi of the Great Sui has really been exhausted?