Lao Hui on the ground finally ran out, and was tied up like a zongzi, and others pulled it up, and suddenly Lao Hui howled, like a desperate beast.

In the evening, the camp of thieves.

"The last will see you!" Du Guoying respectfully bowed to Liu Cheng on the horse, and the detachment behind him and several other generals also saluted.

"Excuse me, Du Dusi has worked hard, you have worked hard!" Liu Cheng jumped off the horse, with a reserved smile on his face, to be honest, Du Guoying was able to make a decision before he arrived, and took down the two bandits of Lao Huihui and Ge Liyan, which surprised him, after all, according to the original plan, Du Guoying and Tokhokbuhua's task was only to defeat the enemy in the field, and then surround him in the camp, and the task of attacking the fortification was solved by the rockets in the battalion after his own age. However, winning a battle is a victory, and having subordinates who know how to deal with it on the fly is naturally a good thing for the main general.

"Thank you, Lord (Your Excellency)!" Everyone let go to both sides, Du Guoying led Liu Cheng into the village in front, only to see that everywhere he looked, there were traces of blood and arrows, swords, and lead, and the fierceness of the battle a few hours ago could be seen.

"Du Dusi, where is the thief's old return and Geri's eye?"

"Tell your lordship, Ge Liyan was beheaded in the chaos of the army, and Lao Huihui was captured by his men after the camp was breached."

"Hmm!" Liu Cheng nodded and asked, "How are these two thieves, are they easy to deal with?" “

"Tell my lord, these two people are particularly fierce among the thieves, and the camp is also quite lawful, if it weren't for the help of firearms and iron horses in our army, I'm afraid it wouldn't be so easy to win."

"It's also the credit of Du Dusi and Totoku's effective scheduling, and the soldiers' hard work!" Liu Cheng laughed: "Beat the drums, gather the soldiers!" ”

"Gather soldiers? Adults don't take a break first? ”

"No need!" Liu Cheng said with a smile: "What are the soldiers wearing armor and fighting to the death in front of the white blade? Isn't it for a reward? Other things can be delayed, but this matter must not be delayed! Is that right? “

"That's what your lord said!" Du Guoying showed an embarrassed smile on his face, and hurriedly shouted to his subordinates: "Don't beat the drum yet!" ”

With the rapid beat of the drums. The soldiers poured out from the thatched houses on both sides of the road, Lao Hui learned a lot in the border army, the camp of the thieves was divided into four pieces by two crossed roads, and a vacant lot was left in front of the mountain temple in the center as a school field, the soldiers gathered on the school field, according to their own ranks in formation, after the sound of three drums, four phalanxes had been formed on the school field: three teams and one cavalry team participating in the battle.

"Minmin, I'm sorry you to translate it for me later!" Liu Cheng said with a smile.

"Hmm!" Min Min smiled and nodded.

Liu Cheng looked around, and there was a stone seat for placing a flagpole in front of the mountain temple. The flagpole was long gone, Liu Cheng jumped on the stone platform quickly, the generals around him were startled by his abrupt movements, Du Gu wanted to step forward to help, Liu Cheng made a gesture to stop, he stood up straight, and shouted to the soldiers in the loudest voice possible: "Soldiers, I was very surprised today, do you know why I was surprised?" ”

Liu Cheng's sudden questioning overwhelmed the soldiers. They looked at their generals a little blankly, neither the recruits nor the veterans knew how to answer Liu Cheng's question, because for the vast majority of the Ming ruling class, soldiers were a kind of slave and beast. Humanoids who are completely unreasonable, driven by harsh military discipline and rich rewards, are impossible and completely unnecessary to communicate spiritually. However, Liu Cheng did not wait for the soldier's answer, but continued: "I originally thought that I would have to deal with it in the tent for one night tonight. I didn't think I could sleep on a roof overhead, and it looked like it was going to rain, so I was so lucky! ”

Hear here. Several of the most astute soldiers had realized that Liu Cheng was joking with them, and began to laugh quietly, and those soldiers who were standing behind the comparison and could not hear clearly began to ask their companions what Liu Cheng had said, and soon the laughter was contagious, and the cheerful atmosphere infected everyone, and laughter enveloped the sky above the school grounds.

Liu Cheng raised his hands and made a downward gesture, seeing his actions, the laughter gradually subsided, and Liu Cheng's face became serious: "Soldiers, I originally thought that you could only defeat the thieves in the field, surround them in the camp, and wait until I led the old battalion to defeat them with rockets." But you have done better than I would have liked after a day and a night of rapid marching, having defeated twice as many enemies in the field, and having broken through the trenches and earthen ramparts, and forced the enemy to bow down before your spears! A true warrior! “

There was silence on the school grounds, as if people were still trying to figure out the meaning of Liu Cheng's speech, but soon the silence was broken by cheers, and the soldiers blushed, waved their arms excitedly, and shouted loudly, as if they had just won another great victory. Liu Cheng waited for a while, waiting for the cheers to subside a little, and began to continue his speech: "I was told that winning a battle depends on good equipment: armor, birds, bows and arrows, and war horses, but I don't think so. Weapons are meant to be used, and iron armor and swords can only be used in the hands of warriors, and if there is a coward in the iron armor, it will only become a heavy burden for him when he escapes! At this point, Liu Cheng paused slightly, and asked Min Min to translate his speech into Mongolian so that the cavalry, which consisted mainly of Mongols, could understand, and these enthusiastic words aroused bursts of cheers from the proud sons of the steppe.

"As you know, I was young and frail and grew up in a monastery. My master once said to me: If a country leaves its warriors destitute, then the country is not far from extinction. I think this sentence is very true, even if you have a full warehouse of gold and silver, but if you are not guarded by warriors, you will be taken by robbers sooner or later. In my opinion, the blood of every warrior is more precious than gold! Speaking of this, Liu Cheng took a plate from Du Gu's hand, untied a skin bag from his waist, and poured the contents on the plate, and the gold coins fell on the plate, making a crisp and pleasant sound.

"Whoever thinks he is a true warrior can grab a handful of them on this plate, but he must tell his exploits in front of everyone and get the approval of the robes!"

The soldiers on the school field looked at the wooden plate in Liu Cheng's hand, and the piles full of gold coins glowed with attractive brilliance under the torches on both sides. Everyone's breathing became heavy, but no one dared to step out of the ranks. After a long time, a burly soldier rushed out of the ranks, and by his bare forehead and braided hair on his temples, he was a Mongol, and he said loudly in rather stiff Chinese: "I am the first to break through the ranks of the enemy and kill five of them, including their leader!" ”

Liu Cheng turned his head and looked at Gesang with an inquiring gaze, he stepped forward and whispered, "My lord, the head of Ge Li Eye was indeed taken off by him!" “

"Good!" Liu Cheng smiled and sent the wooden plate forward: "Take it as you like!" “

The Mongol couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this. He stretched out his fan-like palm and grabbed a handful of gold coins and stuffed them into the leather pouch around his waist, bowed to Liu Cheng before retreating. Liu Cheng picked up the plate and said loudly: "Who else, who else thinks that they are real warriors?" ”

"Me!" Another man squeezed out of the ranks, he came to Liu Cheng and knelt down and kowtowed, and said loudly: "The villain beheaded the fourth level, and the first one rushed to the earthen fortress and cut open the gate of the camp." I don't know if I can get a reward! ”

"Naturally, you can!" Liu Cheng smiled: "Get the gold quickly!" “

The man was overjoyed when he heard this, hurriedly got up and grabbed a handful of gold coins and put them in his arms, knelt down and kowtowed to Liu Cheng twice, before retreating. That's it. Three more came up to receive the reward, either by fighting without retreating, or by slaying the enemy in battle and taking the lead. Liu Chengdu let him take the money and encouraged him to retreat. No one stepped forward to receive the reward, and it was obvious that the remaining people in the school field were not as meritorious as the previous ones. If you come forward to take the lead, you are afraid of being pierced, but you will be ridiculed by your peers. Liu Cheng saw that there were still a lot of gold coins on the plate, so he said loudly: "Fellow soldiers, in addition to bravery, sometimes you have to talk about luck when you go into battle to kill the enemy. Two bounties for those killed in battle today, and one bounty for those wounded! “

A burst of cheers broke out on the school field, Liu Cheng waved his hand to the soldiers, jumped off the stone platform, handed the tray in his hand to Du Gu, and said with a smile: "Distribute it according to the record, don't make a mistake!" ”

"Yes, sir!" Du Gu replied and took the tray. Du Guoying, who was on the side, said in a low voice: "My lord, the morale of the soldiers is available!" The next step is to take Cao Cao's knife, right? ”

"Huh!" Liu Cheng smiled: "Cao Cao? Let's leave it to Lord Hong to deal with, let's just do our duty. “

"Lord Hong?" Du Guoying was stunned for a moment and asked, "Isn't Lord Hong still in Qingyang Mansion?" “

"Not bad?" A mocking smile appeared on Liu Cheng's face: "If I am not mistaken, Lord Hong will quickly rush to Huanxian when he learns that we have won." “

As Liu Cheng expected, Hong Chengchou arrived in Huanxian in the evening four days later, and considering the communication and transportation conditions at that time, the speed of the trilateral governor could not be described as galloping. As Liu Cheng's top boss, Hong Chengchou also brought Liu Cheng a generous gift - he was promoted to the secretary of the military department of the deputy commander-in-chief on the right side of Yansui Town, which marked that Liu Cheng already had the power to stand alone and coordinate the defense of many places.

"Mr. Liu!" Intentionally or unintentionally, Hong Chengchou once again omitted the word "vice" in it: "This time you are victorious, this governor will definitely write a heavy stroke for you in the recital to the imperial court!" The Son of Heaven will definitely reward you heavily, the marquis can be expected, the marquis can be expected! “

"It's all the work of the Inspector, and the end will just act according to the strategy of the Lord, and follow the work of dogs and horses!" Liu Cheng, who was dressed in the robe of a second-grade military attaché, looked particularly humble, and he bowed down to Hong Chengchou and owed his body: "As for the matter of sealing the marquis, how dare the lower officials expect it?" “

"Alas——! General Liu's words are wrong! At this time, Hong Chengchou was particularly excited: "Today's son will be rewarded for his merits, and he will be punished for his mistakes, as long as General Liu wins a few more battles like this, the matter of sealing the marquis will not be far away!" ”

"Thank you for your love, the last general will not dare to be ashamed!" Liu Cheng was not carried away by Hong Chengchou's praise, according to his observations, the heart of the Ming Dynasty's highest military commander in the northwest region was not as happy as he was on the surface, and under the surface of joy was nervousness and unease. Sure enough, after Hong Chengchou asked the rest of the generals to retreat and leave only Liu Cheng alone, the smile on his face disappeared.

"General Liu, after you defeated Lao Hui Hui and Ge Liyan, why didn't you take advantage of the victory to pursue and annihilate Cao Cao, Shooting Collapse and other thieves in one blow?" Hong Chengchou asked in a low voice.

"Your Excellency!" Liu Cheng's expression was very calm: "There are only 600 cavalry teams under the command of the last general, and 1,600 cavalry troops, all of which add up to just over 2,000, and from the mouth of the captured thieves, I learned that Cao Cao's family alone has no less than 3,000 thieves, and there are more than 1,000 people in the "One Tiger" who joined forces with him. ”

"Humph!" Hong Chengchou snorted coldly: "Then this old Hui Hui and Ge Liyan are also known as fierce among the thieves, and there are more than 3,000 people in the congregation, you can be wiped out with one blow, why can't Cao Cao be captured?" ”

"My lord, the last general has been boiling the eyes and the old ones for a long time, and they can only be broken in one blow while they are not prepared. And now the soldiers under my command are tired, don't use their edge lightly, if you rashly confront the Cao thief, a little setback, I am afraid that it will damage the prestige of the Governor! ”

Hong Chengchou listened to Liu Cheng's words, and his face became a little ugly, but he didn't continue to ask. Liu Cheng's words just hit Hong Chengchou's sore spot, as Liu Cheng said, military defeat is fine, but if he is defeated in the battle with the thieves, he will not be able to sit firmly in the position of the governor of the three sides, which is what Hong Chengchou is most afraid of.

After being silent for a while, Hong Chengchou's face became a little better, and he coughed low and asked, "General Liu, how do you think we should deal with Cao Cao and other thieves?" “

"Master Overseer, in fact, although there are many thieves, but the dragons have no leader, and the armor is not complete, if they fight in formation, they are definitely not the opponents of the official army. However, its leader was cunning and wise, haunting the mountains and mountains, and the officers and soldiers could not seek war, so they would take advantage of it if they were not careful. In the opinion of the last general, the battle is the next policy, the defense is the middle policy, and the attack is the best policy! “

"Oh?" Hong Chengchou listened with great interest, and said with a smile: "There are three strategies for the upper, middle and lower, and I also ask General Liu to divide it for the governor." ”

"Yes, Overseer!" Liu Cheng owes himself: "This battle is naturally to send troops to advance, but the victory and defeat on the battle array are impermanent, if there is a slight setback, even if it is not hindered by the overall situation, I am afraid that someone will use this as a reason to impeach the supervisor." And if the battle is won, the thief leader often flees to the mountains and dangerous places, and it is difficult to get rid of them. Winning is not enough to win all, and losing is a lot of implications, so it is the last general! (To be continued.) )

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