The night is like water, and the stars are dim.

After a day of fierce fighting, the soldiers of the Red Flame Army, except for the soldiers patrolling the camp, all slept in their clothes, walked into the tents where the wind was blowing everywhere, and the snoring was thunderous, which showed how tired the soldiers were physically and mentally after fighting.

After Han Lie inspected the wounded of each battalion, he inspected the soldiers of each battalion, and when he met the soldiers on duty in the patrol battalion, Han Lie did not wait for the soldiers to salute, so he took the lead in waving his hand and said: "In the barracks, there is no false salute, from now on, all the soldiers who patrol the camp only need to show the token and the code, and the military salute will be exempted." ”

"All the brothers have worked hard, when the city is breached, all the soldiers will be rewarded according to their merits, and the soldiers of my Red Flame Army will never treat any meritorious soldier badly."

"The general is mighty!" The leader of the patrol camp, in the face of Han Lie's encouragement, shouted excitedly.

"Yes, yes, all the brethren are resting, so forget about this nonsense." Han Lie nodded, encouraged the soldiers patrolling the camp, and then took the accompanying soldiers to the next camp.

At the beginning of the shift, Han Lie was just about to rest, and Xu Sheng said outside the tent: "Lord Qi, there is a military intelligence service ahead." ”

"Bring it in." When Han Lie got up, Xu Sheng had already drilled in.

"Okay, very good, order all the departments of the middle battalion to surround the south gate in full gear, notify the generals, and listen to the drums and trumpets in unison." The military report in Han Lie's hand was delivered by scouts outside the southern city in ambush, and just half an hour ago, an army of more than 2,000 people in the city took advantage of the night to leave the south gate.

Although there was no banner, Han Lie was almost certain that this force must be under Yan Baihu's department, and it seemed that after two consecutive days of strong attacks, he finally couldn't sit still and began to break through the plan.

As soon as the soldiers and horses moved, Guo Jia also woke up: "Yan Baihu moved? ”

"Yes, sooner than we expected, this is called self-destruction." Han Lie nodded and said, "Fengxiao, you are weak, I will ask you to escort you to the Zilong camp to rest, and then enter the city after dawn." ”

"It's okay, this Jiangdong land is moist and warm, my body is so good, how can I collapse because of one night?" Guo Jia shook his head, took the saber sent by his own soldiers, tied it to his waist, and said: "Although I can't compare with you in horseback riding, archery, and fencing, I have studied for a few years. ”

Seeing that Guo Jiaxing was quite tall, and his complexion was really good recently, Han Lie stopped persuading him, so he said: "Wen Xiang, you take a team of sergeants to personally protect the military division, if there is anything wrong, Lao Tzu will not spare you." ”

"Whoa." Xu Sheng came out with a sigh and replied in a deep voice.

Yan Baihu led his subordinates to abandon the city, although he thought he was doing it secretly, but the wounded soldiers he abandoned, as well as the people in the city, soon discovered this reality.

After some discussion, some grassroots officers and gentry in the city took the initiative to open the city gate and led the crowd to defect to Han Lie's army.

At this time, Yan Baihu led two thousand soldiers to run out of more than ten miles along the gallop road, but at this time, Yan Baihu did not stop, because he knew that the Han army could chase him at any time, and he on horseback would keep urging his subordinates to speed up.

After running all night, seeing that the sky was about to brighten, and the troops had already walked forty or fifty miles, seeing that there were no pursuers in the rear, and the sergeants who had been running all night were not only physically and mentally exhausted, but also hungry in their stomachs.

Listening to the complaints coming from time to time, Yan Baihu looked at Xiao Shan in the morning mist from a distance, and said: "Brothers, Xiao Mountain is ahead, everyone speed up the pace, and when we get to Xiao Mountain, we will camp to eat and rest for a while." ”

Originally, when they heard that the sergeants who were going to continue to hurry, they were complaining, but when they heard Yan Baihu's next words, all the sergeants couldn't help but be shocked, and their steps couldn't help but be lighter.

Although Xiao Mountain is not high, but across a hundred miles, connected to Qiantang, generally after Xiao Mountain, but also into the territory of Qiantang, Yan Baihu asked Xiao Shan to eat and rest, in fact, is also to ask for a kind of psychological comfort, in his opinion, leaving Yuhang Realm, naturally has a sense of security.

In the early spring, although the grass and trees in Xiaoshan are sparse, the pine trees all over the mountain are still lush and full of vitality.

Xiahou Lan has been in the Han Lie army since he was in Changshan, although he has always held the position of a military leader, and has little experience in leading troops to fight alone, but over the years, his temperament has been sharpened, and this time he is in charge, for him, it is not only an opportunity to affirm himself, but also an opportunity to train.

For such an opportunity, he doesn't want to miss it, although he is proficient in military law, but it does not mean that he wants to be a military official for a lifetime, if it is an opportunity, he naturally wants to be a general, or even a marquis.

"General, the enemy has come in." The sentinel at the front bent down and ran in front of Xia Houlan, and reported with some expectation.

"The herald ordered the archers to prepare, and after three rounds of arrow rain, shouted in unison, that those who lay down their arms will not die." The place where Xiahoulan is located is the hidden earthwork that has been dug up for several days.

Ambushes, blockades, and hidden traces in the wild, the officers and men of the Red Flame Army under Han Lie's department have been trained by Han Lie's excavation operations in order to better hide and block the enemy's counterattack.

"Whoa." The herald quickly conveyed Xiahoulan's military order, built layers of earthen ditch fortifications, sat on the ground and leaned on the sergeants sitting in the ditch, quickly pulled up the bows and arrows in their hands, and was ready to enter the battle at any time.

In the blink of an eye, Yan Baihu's forward had already entered the shooting range, and Yan Baihu, who was riding on horseback, looked at the silent mountains with annoyance, but he couldn't help but feel a palpitation in his heart.

"Fuck, why are you so quiet?" On the long galloping road, the carriages and horses were rolling, the pace was dull, in the face of such an empty four fields, Yan Baihu couldn't help but scold, but he didn't stop, but shouted: "Speed up the pace, turn the mountain, set up a pot for raw rice, and rest for half a day." 、”

Seeing that the forward sergeant was about to turn the mountain pass, he could only hear the sound of the horn on the mountain beam, the dull sound of the bowstring, and the rain of arrows fell in an instant, and the completely unprepared Yan Baihu sergeant fell to the ground one after another.

"Ah, my eyes ......"

"Mother, my leg, I've got an arrow in my leg."

"Save me, save me......"

As a rain of arrows fell, there were bursts of screams on the narrow galloping road.

After three rounds of arrow rain, at least a third of the enemies who were crowded together fell, and the rest of the men and horses were crowded together and panicked.

"Whoever lays down his arms will not die." Xiahou Lan shouted, the three armies responded in unison, and the ambush soldiers and horses with high morale immediately picked up the swords and spears beside them and killed the rebels on the galloping road.

"Quick, rush out with me." Yan Baihu saw the Han army descending from the sky, and he was so frightened that he pulled out his horse and ran, and the family members who had been guarding in the middle and the carriage full of money and jewels naturally couldn't care about it at this time.

"The king, the king will take me with you!" Wang Xianling sat on the wheel, seeing Yan Baihu rushing to the front with more than ten horses, frightened and frightened, he jumped out of the carriage and tried to catch up with Yan Baihu, but was stabbed to death on the spot by Yan Baihu with a backhand.

Yan Baihu led more than ten horsemen, grabbed the road and walked, rushed out of the mountain col when the soldiers of Xiahou Lan's department rushed down the mountain, and ran more than ten miles in one breath, just about to take a breath, but saw more than 20 people rushing towards him, and one of them rode a thin horse, wearing a cloth robe, holding a long-handled knife and roaring: "Yan Baihu Xiaoer, Ling Cao has been waiting here for a long time." ”

"It's you." Yan Baihu took a closer look, and saw that it was the old enemy who was slashing the knife head-on, Ling Cao, a fishmonger in Yuhang, he was no stranger to Ling Cao, this person was quite famous in the Yuhang area before, one is that he has a good water nature, the second is that he is light on wealth and righteousness, and the third is that this person has a good martial arts, so he is deeply sought after by the fishmongers in Yuhang.

Last year, when Yan Baihu rebelled and killed Yuhang, Ling Cao fled from Yuhang with his family, so that he didn't catch the opponent of this business, but at this time, Ling Cao suddenly came out, obviously coming to settle accounts with him.

In the face of Ling Cao's sword-wielding killing, although Yan Baihu was afraid, at this time of life and death, he had to grit his teeth and roar: "Ling Cao, Lao Tzu fought with you." ”

"It's good to come." Ling Cao was not afraid at all, he swung his knife and slashed down, seeing the knife falling, Yan Baihu hurriedly swung his knife to block, although he could stop it, but he was so shocked that the spear in his hand almost fell off.

If Ling Cao is a quasi-second-rate general, then Yan Baihu is a third-rate general at best, and Yan Baihu is running all the way, and his physical strength is originally huge, while Ling Cao is waiting for work, plus his martial arts are already stronger than the other party, although just one face, Yan Baihu will fall into disadvantage.

"Eat me again." Ling Cao, who was on the rise of killing, swept out with a big knife in his hand, followed by another change of move, a single knife went straight in, and the sharp blade broke through the middle door, piercing Yan Baihu's left arm with a single blow.

"Ah......" Yan Baihu, who was hit hard by this, screamed, pulled out his horse and ran away, how could Ling Cao, who followed closely, let him succeed, the long knife in his hand fell from the wind, the knife fell, and blood splashed up, only to see the two armor on Yan Baihu's body was cut by a knife, from the back shoulder to the back waist was split by the long knife in Ling Cao's hand to cut out a wound one foot long and three inches deep, and blood gushed out like a spring.

Yan Baihu on horseback let out a miserable howl again, and his tall body fell off the horse's back, and his eyes were wide open, full of unwillingness.

"If you don't get off your horse and surrender, when will you wait." This kung fu, the more than 20 young and strong men behind Ling Cao, armed with big knives and spears, had already surrounded more than ten cavalry soldiers brought out by Yan Baihu.

A thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy led by a horse rushed to an enemy soldier on horseback, stepped out, and the big knife swept out, like the autumn wind sweeping the leaves to sweep the cavalry on horseback off the horse, the sword swept over, and the sergeant who fell off the horse was actually cut off by the young man with a knife.

A young man who was less than seven feet long, with a big knife in his hand, had such divine power, which showed how amazing his talent was.

"Haha, that's good." Ling Cao saw his son make a meritorious contribution with a knife, and cut off the head of Yan Baihu on the ground with one sword, laughed and waved his knife and pointed at the thief who had dismounted and surrendered in the middle of the siege and said, "Trapped." ”

"Father, what is the use of these thieves, it is better to kill them all." Don't look at Ling Tong is only thirteen years old, but his bones are full of murderous energy, obviously this young man who has followed his father in the market since he was a child, has long been accustomed to life and death killing.

"Stinky boy, you know how to fight and kill, why don't you also want to learn from Yan Baihu, a thief, be a thief for the rest of your life, and end up in a different place?" Ling Cao scolded with a smile, and said: "In the past, our father and son fought and killed to survive, but didn't my father warn you, in the future, we will make meritorious contributions, be generals, be great officials, and glorify the court, so this fight and killing must kill the enemy on the battlefield, so as to be a hero." ”

Don't look at Ling Cao is just a fishmonger, he read a few books when he was young, and he also knows that if a martial artist wants to get ahead, he must take refuge in a Ming master, and put loyalty and righteousness first.

"Got it." Ling Tong pouted in response, and said excitedly: "Father, you beheaded Yan Baihu this time, and your contribution must be not small, do you say that the imperial court will make you a general?" ”

"You stupid boy, what nonsense, kill a thief and become a general, then the whole world is not a general." Ling Cao smiled and said, "It's great to be able to be a military Sima, do you think Yan Baihu's dog head is also worthy of being a general?" ”

"Jun Sima, isn't that just a petty official, what's the point of that, I want to be a general in the future." Ling Tong glanced at his father arrogantly and shouted.

"Haha, good boy, the ambition is not small, General Ling, hurry up and get on the road, don't stand stupidly." Ling Cao smiled heartily, but he didn't take his son's innocent words seriously.

On the battlefield of Xiaoshan, when he saw that the thief army had been wiped out, Xiahou Lan received a report from the front, saying that Yan Baihu had broken through the siege and killed.

"Bastard, why didn't you come to report earlier, leave Yan Baihu, and tell me how to meet the lord?" Xiahou Lan scolded angrily and roared: "Zhao Gou'er, gather your troops and follow me to pursue, even if you break your leg today, you have to chase Yan Baihu back for Lao Tzu." ”

"Whoa." Zhao Gou'er is a veteran of Changshan's enlistment and righteousness, and he is also Xiahoulan's township party, this is a burly strong man.

Just when Xiahou Lan led Zhao Gou'er to lead the two hundred parts and was about to set off, another sergeant from the front came to report: "My lord, there are twenty-three big men, carrying the head of Yan Baihu to join the army." ”

"What, quick, follow me to see." When Xia Houlan heard this, she immediately greeted her with great joy.

"Yuhang Buyi Ling Cao, together with the dog villagers, as well as Yan Baihu's head and his subordinates, have come to join the army, and ask the general to take them in." Ling Cao saw a group of Han soldiers coming up from a distance, hurriedly dismounted and stood on the left side of the road, bowing and saluting.

"Ling Zhuangshi doesn't need to be polite, I am Xiahou Lan, the commander of this army, but I am not a general." Xiahou Lan saw that Ling Cao was in strong shape, although he was respectful but did not have the slightest humility, he couldn't help but secretly exclaim his surprise, but because the identity of Ling Cao and the others was unknown, he did not rush forward, but sent someone to come forward to verify the true body of Yan Baihu's head, and only then did he say kindly: "Ling Zhuangshi killed Yan Baihu, a traitor, it can be said that he has made a great achievement, now that my family master is just in Yuhang, Ling Zhuangshi and his party can go to Yuhang with me, and after meeting my family master, how about rewarding meritorious deeds?" ”

"Your father-in-law is General Han Ziyang?" Ling Tong would stand beside his father and ask in a loud voice.

"Exactly, this little strong man knows my father-in-law?" Xia Houlan, who was about to turn around, froze in her footsteps, and looked at the young Ling Tong with scrutiny.

"I don't know." Ling Tong shook his head, but still said excitedly: "But we have all heard of General Han's prestige, it is said that he is strong in martial arts, and he once defeated the unparalleled fierce general Lu Bu in the world, is this true?" ”

"Haha, it seems that the little brother is hearsay." When Xiahou Lan first heard Ling Tong's words, she couldn't help but feel a little suspicious, but she couldn't help but laugh suddenly.

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besieged Yuhang, surrounded three missing one, and ambushed Yan Baihu halfway to death.

Zhou Xin Danyang Taishou, Danyang Taishou appointed by Wu Jing Yuan Shu. The two sides competed, and Han Lie was able to intervene in Danyang.

Wu's "four surnames" -- Gu, Lu, Zhu, and Zhang, and Huiji's "four surnames" -- Yu, He, Kong, and Wei -- are also mostly the same. (To be continued.) )