Chapter 0087 - Ox Knife First Test
'In the next Jang Hyun, you should have heard of it!' Zhang Xuan smiled slightly.
'It was you!' ‘
Song Jingang immediately gritted his teeth with hatred, and his leader Wei Dao'er had no objection to Lu Qing, the daughter of Lu Zuo, the head of the Lu family, at the lantern festival in Jixian County at the beginning of the year, and was shocked and wanted to marry her as the wife of the village.
This time Lu Mingyue borrowed grain from Wei Dao'er, and Wei Dao'er put forward Lu Qing's condition, if Lu Mingyue could hand over his sister Lu Qing to Wei Dao'er, Wei Dao'er not only agreed to borrow 10,000 stones, but also gave Lu Mingyue 1,000 stones of grain.
Lu Mingyue agreed, this time Song Jingang came to Zhuo County, first, to discuss the specific matters of borrowing grain, and at the same time to prepare to bring Lu Qing back to Shanggu County, but Lu Mingyue fell short, but in the end Lu Qing was snatched away by a nameless boy, not only Lu Mingyue was swept away, but Song Jingang could not go back to explain to Wei Dao'er.
Song Jingang knew that this kid was called Zhang Xuan, but he didn't expect him to appear in front of him again, Song Jingang said viciously: "If you can't get that little lady, I'll take your head back and pay for it!" ”
"Each other! I'm going to trade your head for my warhorse! ”
Song Jingang was furious, and slashed with a knife, the knife was like thunder and lightning, and Zhang Xuan shouted, "It's a good time!" ”
A shot stabbed head-on, and seven spear heads appeared on the tip of the spear in an instant, but this was the essence of the five-hook divine flying spear, Song Jingang was taken aback, did not dare to resist, and then withdrew his knife and retreated.
Zhang Xuan's seven guns were in one, and his powerful arm strength was poured into the gun, and suddenly the sound of breaking the air sounded, and the tip of the gun pierced Song Jingang's chest like wind and rain, but this was the third move of Luo Shixin's overlord marksmanship.
"Good marksmanship!"
Song Jingang praised, but concentrated all his strength on the knife shaft, and went outward, this is the only way to crack it, if the strength of the two sides is different, this shot will not be able to stand at all, the tip of the gun will directly pierce the chest, Luo Shixin is such a shot to stab the leader of the Douzigang bandit Liu Badao.
But Song Jingang's strength is not much different from Zhang Xuan's, and even slightly stronger, only to hear a loud bang. The big knife put Zhang Xuan's iron spear out, Song Jingang held back the huge shock of his arms, and the big knife swung with a swing, and a shining arc was drawn. Directly slashed Zhang Xuan's neck, Zhang Xuan raised his gun and picked it open, the war horses of the two sides were staggered, you came and went, and the fierce battle was in one place.
This big battle was fought thrillingly. Guo Xuan and his five thousand soldiers were so angry that they couldn't breathe, the drums shook the sky, Guo Xuan was amazed, there were such strong guards around King Yan, it was a pity not to go to the battlefield.
The two sides fought fiercely for more than 30 rounds, Song Jingang seemed to be a little unable to resist, he sold a flaw, returned to the horse and fled, shouting: "Quickly retreat!" ”
Hundreds of bandits turned around and fled, fleeing in confusion to the other side of the valley. Guo Xuan was overjoyed and was about to give the order to pursue, but Zhang Xuan shouted, "Don't pursue!" ”
Guo Xuan was stunned, stepped forward and asked puzzledly, "Guard Zhang, why is this?" ”
Zhang Xuan shook his head, "This battle should be my defeat, he deliberately lost, luring us to pursue, there will be an ambush in the valley!" ”
Zhang Xuan knew it very well in his heart. The opponent is not only slightly stronger than him, but also has superb sword skills and strong martial arts, and the war horse is also stronger than him. Ma Zhan has more experience in his own affairs, how can he be defeated, it is obviously a deliberate weakness.
"So what to do? Let them escape? Guo Xuan said urgently.
Zhang Xuan stared at the valley for a moment and said, "The wind direction is facing west, and the governor can set fire to the valley and smoke them out with thick smoke!" ”
Guo Xuan was still a little skeptical, for fear of losing the fighter. At this time, Wen Ji stepped forward and said: "Governor, Guard Zhang is right, Song Jingang is a feint, there must be fraud!" ”
Zhang Xuan's words didn't work, but Wen Ji's words carried weight, Guo Xuan nodded, and ordered: "Set fire to the valley!" ”
Five thousand soldiers worked together to set fire to the valley woods with horse hay brought with them, and the fire began to burn and spread rapidly, the fire crackled, and the smoke rolled westward, and sure enough, Lu Mingyue and more than 3,000 bandits who were ambushed in the valley could not bear a lot of smoke and rushed out of the woods.
If Guo Xuan brought 20,000 troops, then Lu Mingyue would never resist and would immediately evacuate Zhuojun to preserve his strength, but Guo Xuan only brought 5,000 soldiers, which gave Lu Mingyue a glimmer of hope for victory.
He has more than 3,000 troops, and can fight with the Sui army, if his plan is successful, he will defeat the Sui army, not only to capture a large amount of heavy grain, grass and armor, but also his reputation and army combat strength will be greatly enhanced.
So Lu Mingyue used a series of tricks to lure the soldiers, if the Sui army was not fooled, then let Song Jingang feint and lure the Sui army into an ambush circle, but Zhang Xuan saw through it, not only stopped the Sui army from winning the plan, but instead barbed a shot and burned the valley, so that they quickly fell into danger.
Lu Mingyue knew that the plan had failed, and rushed out of the woods and shouted: "Retreat quickly!" ”
At this moment, the drums in the camp of the Sui army were loud, and the shouts of killing shook the sky, and the five thousand Sui soldiers entered the valley, and the thousands of bandits who had just escaped from the woods did not have time to form a team, and there was a great chaos.
Zhang Xuan took the lead, swung his spear and killed the enemy, the spear flew like plum blossoms, and the gun was merciless, killing Lu Mingyue's subordinates wailing, dead and wounded everywhere, Zhang Xuan's target was directly aimed at Lu Mingyue, he wanted to recapture his war horse.
Lu Mingyue was so frightened that his soul was scattered, he was physically injured, he was far from Zhang Xuan's opponent, he had no other choice but to flee for his life, Lu Mingyue didn't care about his subordinates, he turned his horse and fled, and ran westward without his life, he rode Zhang Xuan's horse, the speed was extremely fast, and he ran away in a moment.
Zhang Xuan saw Lu Mingyue fleeing, his heart was in a hurry, and his guns were even more fierce and ferocious, and he quickly opened a bloody road, urging the horse to chase Lu Mingyue, at this time, the three thousand bandits had collapsed under the full attack of the Sui army, and they rushed to the west with a howl, kneeling down and begging for mercy.
Zhang Xuan desperately whipped his war horse to chase Lu Mingyue, but his horse was just an ordinary horse, not a real war horse, and it was already very difficult to carry him and his weapons, and he could still run.
Running less than ten miles, he let out a long neigh, and fell to the side of the road, Zhang Xuan was also overturned to the ground, he saw that the war horse was so tired that he foamed at the mouth, and his whole body was convulsed, obviously he couldn't do it, and then looked up at Lu Mingyue, who had already fled without a trace.
Zhang Xuan was so angry that he smashed his fist into the dirt and shouted in the direction of Lu Mingyue's escape: "Lu Mingyue, sooner or later, Lao Tzu will repay it with your head!" ”
In this battle against bandits, Guo Xuan won beautifully, and at the cost of less than ten deaths, he completely annihilated Lu Mingyue's 3,000 bandits, killed nearly 1,000 people, captured more than 1,800 people, and escaped less than 100 people.
Guo Xuan immediately went to Zuohuang Mountain to clear Lu Mingyue's lair in Zhuo County, packed up all kinds of materials, burned down the cottage with the last fire, and led the army to return to Jixian in triumph.
Guo Xuan knew that he almost won the battle in this battle, and the key person who turned defeat into victory was Zhang Xuan, if he hadn't met him by luck, he would inevitably have been defeated and returned to Jixian County, shaking the heart of the army, how could the saint spare himself?
He saw that Zhang Xuan was a little depressed, so he stepped forward and smiled at him: "It's just a war horse, I'll give Zhang a guard." ”
Zhang Xuan smiled bitterly, "Thank you for your kindness, but I still have a war horse, so I don't need it, but I can't swallow this breath." ”
Guo Xuan smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "You are still young, you have a chance, and you will be in the future!" Besides, Lu Mingyue's lair is in Shanggu County, next time I will take Zhang Guards to Shanggu County to completely exterminate Lu Mingyue. ”
Guo Xuan's words already had the intention of wooing, Zhang Xuan didn't answer, he sighed slightly in his heart, and he didn't know if there would be a chance next time
Yang Guang's palace in Zhuo County is called Linsang Palace, located on the east bank of Sangganshui about 20 miles southeast of Jixian County, and a straight and wide official road was built between the palace and Jixian County.
Yang Guang led 100,000 Xiaoguo troops to arrive at Linsang Palace in Zhuo County half a month ago, preparing to launch the third war against Goguryeo, hundreds of thousands of troops and countless food and military materials have been transferred to Liaodong, Yang Guang is also ready to set off.
In the evening, Yang Guang sat in the imperial study and concentrated on reviewing the recitals sent from all over the country, and his eldest grandson, Yang Qi, sat at a small table not far away, carefully reading the recitals that had been approved.
Since the Tiange Temple case, Yang Guang has felt the changes in his grandson, and has adopted a new way of education, no longer letting him die studying, but also allowing him to participate in court politics and cultivate his ability to solve court affairs.
"Grandfather Huang, isn't it planned to leave for Liaodong tomorrow? Why is it postponed again?
Yang Qi was full of expectations for going to Liaodong, originally he had packed everything and was ready to leave early tomorrow morning, but in the afternoon the chief eunuch told him that the departure time was postponed, which really disappointed him.
Yang Guang learned the lesson of last year, he actually didn't have the idea of going to Liaodong, but he didn't want to disappoint his grandson, so he smiled slightly: "Tomorrow is Lu Shen's seventieth birthday, I plan to go and congratulate him in person, so I postponed it for a few days, is he disappointed?" ”
"It's not disappointing, it's just that my grandson doesn't understand how my grandfather can give the Lu family a birthday, hasn't my grandfather always disliked the Shandong Shi clan?"
"You're right, I have always hated the Shandong Shi clan, but this time I not only want to pay homage to the Lu family, but also reuse Lu Shen's son, can you guess what the reason is?" Yang Guang asked his grandson with a smile.
Yang Qi lowered his head and pondered for a moment, remembering that Li Zhen had told him about the emperor's grandfather Feng Li Yuan's stay in Taiyuan, he said cautiously: "Could it be that the emperor's grandfather wants to divide the Shandong Shi clan?" ”
"Well said!"
Yang Guangda appreciated that his grandson was so young that he could guess his far-reaching intentions, which was not simple! He asked excitedly, "Did you think of it yourself?" ”
Yang Qi didn't dare to mention Zhang Xuan again, so he nodded lightly, "It was Sun Er who thought of it himself." ”
Yang Guang was extremely relieved that his eldest grandson could have this kind of mind, which showed that he had grown up.
At this time, a guard reported at the door: "Guo Dudu asked to see him outside the palace, saying that he would report to His Majesty!" ”
"Announce him to him!" Yang Guang is really in a good mood, Guo Xuan actually wants to report himself to victory, he really wants to hear it.
After a while, Guo Xuan walked into the imperial study under the guidance of the eunuch, and he knelt down to pay respects, "Weichen Guo Xuan sees His Majesty the Emperor, I wish Your Majesty long live, long live, long live!" ”
"Guo Aiqing is exempt from courtesy!"
Guo Xuan is Yang Guang's confidant, two years ago, Yang Guang used him to replace Yuan Honghei as the governor of Youzhou, and completely pulled out the power of the Guanlong nobles from Youzhou.
Guo Xuan stood up and said excitedly: "Your Majesty, the minister led 5,000 troops to the north of Zhuo County to suppress the bandits, and wiped out the 3,000 bandits of the bandit leader Lu Mingyue, Lu Mingyue was seriously injured and fled, and we only lost five people." (To be continued.) )xh123