A Great Sui army of nearly 2,000 men marched rapidly northeast on the muddy official road, the autumn rain hitting their faces, and piles of dark gray misty clouds pressed the earth low. Starters, oh dear

It was already late autumn, and the endless woods in the forest were bare, and rows of old trees stood gloomily on both sides of the official road, and the relentless autumn wind and autumn rain stripped off their beautiful coats, revealing their hardly concealed dead bark and deep wrinkles on their trunks.

The crops in the fields had been harvested, and the fields had become extremely desolate, with only flocks of black crows circling over the fields for food.

The Sui army led by Zhang Xuan had already arrived in the area of Feicheng County in Jibei County, and after walking more than 100 miles, they would enter Qi County.

At the front of the team, Zhang Xuan rode on a tall horse, looked at the surrounding environment and smiled at Wei Yun beside him: "Sir shouldn't be here for the first time!" ”

Wei Yunqi has resigned from the post of Luoyang County Lieutenant, and is currently serving as the chief of staff in Zhang Xuan's army, taking charge of military affairs for Zhang Xuan, while Liu Ling has been transferred to Cangcao to participate in the military, in charge of materials, grain and grass, and the two of them perform their respective duties.

Wei Yunqi smiled bitterly and said: "More than 20 years ago, I came to Qufu in Lu County to study, I often walked in this area, at that time this area was prosperous, unlike now, I walked hundreds of miles without seeing a single shadow. ”

"Are there bandits in this area?" Zhang Xuan asked again.

"Which county in Shandong has no bandits, this is the territory of Xu Yuanlang, the thief of Lu County, which was originally Zhang Jin's territory, and Zhang Jin said that after withdrawing from the south of the Yellow River, Xu Yuanlang of Lu County took advantage of the situation."

Zhang Xuan felt a little strange in his heart, Wei Yunqi was just a small Luoyang County Lieutenant, how could he know so many things? The military department may not know.

Wei Yunqi understood Zhang Xuan's incomprehension, and smiled and said: "Although I am in a humble position, I am paying attention to the banditry situation in various places every day and inquiring about news from various channels. What I'm talking about is what refugees who fled to the capital told me. ”

So that's the case, Zhang Xuan suddenly said, it seems that Wei Yunqi is a caring person and is not willing to be lonely, no wonder he agreed to himself so happily.

At this moment, there was a rapid sound of horses' hooves in the distance, and two cavalrymen sent to the front to investigate the situation galloped over, Zhang Xuan saw that they were running quite anxiously, and immediately waved his hand, "Stop advancing!" ”

The army stopped moving. Jang Hyun immediately stepped forward and asked loudly, "What happened?" ”

The two spies rushed forward, reined in the war horses and reported: "General Qiyu, there is an army fighting ahead!" ”

This was quite unexpected. Zhang Xuan asked again: "What is the specific situation?" ”

A spy pointed to the distance and said: "Just on the hill twenty miles ahead, not far from the county seat, a Sui army is surrounded by thousands of bandits, and the Sui army is currently on a high place, and it is estimated that the number is not large." ”

At this time, Jang Hyun was not so blind as the first time he fought in Goguryeo, and he was inexperienced that time. Before understanding the terrain, he sent Chen Xu down the mountain from behind to attack the enemy army. If it weren't for Shen Guang's help, their situation would be dangerous. Jae Hyun learned his lesson, no matter how anxious he was, he couldn't fight blindly.

Then. Next to him, Wei Yunqi suggested: "The general might as well send a scout to inform the Sui army that reinforcements are coming, let them hold on, and buy us time." ”

Jang Xuan nodded. Wei Yunqi's suggestion went with him, and he immediately ordered his own soldiers: "Go and invite Captain Shen to come quickly!" ”

The soldiers turned their horses and ran towards the rear army, and after a while, Shen Guang galloped with a few of his subordinates on horseback, and Shen Guang arched his hand and said, "Please give the general orders!" ”

"I found that there are thousands of bandits surrounding the hill, and it is very likely that there is a Sui army on the hill, I want Captain Shen to go up the mountain to contact the Sui army first."

Zhang Xuan whispered a few words to him, and Shen Guang hugged his fists and said, "Let's go!" “

Shen Guang waved his hand, "Follow me!" He galloped away with the sentry and a few of his men.

Zhang Xuan led his army out of the official road and continued along a path next to the woods, while he sent a dozen scouts to scout the situation along the way and prevent the enemy from ambushing in the woods.

The hill where the war took place is five miles southwest of Feicheng County, it is an unnamed hill, like a small steamed bun standing abruptly on the field, the small hill is only three or four miles in radius, the hill is overgrown with shrubs, and the trees are messy.

At this time, nearly 5,000 bandits surrounded the hill, led by the bandit leader Xu Yuanlang himself, in an attempt to trap the 200 Sui troops who came to Feicheng County to urge grain on the hill.

Shen Guang led his men to lurk in the north of the hill, where there were large cliffs and very dangerous terrain, and it was almost impossible to go up or down from here.

It is also for this reason that there is no bandit under this cliff that is more than 50 zhang long, so Shen Guang chose the road up the mountain here, for him, the cliff is no different from the ordinary road up the mountain.

"Captain Shen, I'm afraid I can't go up the mountain here!" One of the sentries looked at the straight cliff and said with palpitations.

Shen Guang looked at the few vines growing on the cliff and said with a smile: "I'll just go up alone, after contacting the Sui army, I will shoot the letter arrow down, and you go to report to the general." ”

Shen Guang got up and rushed towards the cliff a hundred steps away, he ran with his cat's waist, and with the help of the half-human-high barren grass, he ran to the bottom of the cliff in just a moment.

He pressed his body against the depression of the cliff wall, looked to both sides vigilantly for a moment, then turned around and slowly climbed up the mountain like a spider clinging to the gap in the cliff, and then he grabbed a rattan and rose faster.

The two detectives were dumbfounded, and at this moment, a group of about dozens of bandit soldiers were talking and laughing from afar, and several Sui soldiers immediately fell into the barren grass and looked nervously at Shen Guang on the cliff.

At this time, Shen Guang was exactly halfway up the cliff, about two zhang from the ground, surrounded by bare cliffs, there was no hiding place, there were no vines to cover, and even his military uniform was very different from the gray-white cliff, as long as the bandits looked up, they could clearly see the people on the cliff.

Shen Guang pressed his body tightly against the stone wall, motionless, he couldn't move at this time, and if he moved, he would be discovered by the people below.

Shen Guang held the rattan with his left hand, grabbed a stone crack with his right hand, his feet were hanging in the air, there was no place to stand, he gradually became a little unbearable, sweat rolled down his forehead, and saw that a group of bandits had come under him, and this group of people actually sat down in front of the stone wall under him. As long as you raise your eyes slightly, you can see Shen Guang above your head.

In the distance, several Sui soldiers were so nervous that their hearts were about to jump out, and they clasped their palms together and prayed in a low voice, "Buddha bless, Buddha bless!" ”

Shen Guang slowly bit the dagger in his mouth, he couldn't support it anymore, instead of being killed by their random arrows on the stone wall, it was better to jump down and fight with this group of bandits.

His heart was crossed, and he was about to fly and jump off, just then. A bandit general galloped up on horseback and shouted, "You bastards, you dare to hide here and be lazy. Go back and dig a trench for me, and go!" ”

The bandit soldiers had no choice but to get up, pat their buttocks, and scold and follow the officer to the place where they came, and gradually walked away.

Shen Guang let out a long sigh. His back was soaked. He then grabbed the rattan and climbed upward, and in a short time he climbed the cliff. The figure disappeared into the bushes, and several Sui soldiers in the distance also breathed a long sigh of relief.

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Jang Xuan's army also arrived five miles away at this time. They hid in a vast mountain forest, and in the distance they could see a small hill besieged by bandits.

Jang Hyun stood alone on a boulder, looking out at the hill in the distance. The hill is only more than 20 zhang high at most, except for a few cliffs, the rest of the place is surrounded by dense bandits, it is obvious that the bandits are preparing to use the method of siege to force the Sui army to break through, and then encircle and annihilate.

This is a good tactic if the opponent does not have reinforcements, but the bandits did not expect their own army to arrive.

At this time, a personal soldier rushed to report, "General, Captain Shen's men are back." ”

Zhang Xuan immediately turned around and returned to the soldier's station, and one of Shen Guang's subordinates handed a letter to Zhang Xuan, "General Qiyu, this is Captain Shen's handwritten letter. ”

"How's the defense over there?" Jang Hyun took the letter and asked.

"I saw that the bandits were digging trenches, presumably to prevent the army on the hill from breaking through, and the rest had no defense, the soldiers were loose and poorly equipped, and all kinds of weapons were available."

Zhang Xuan nodded and opened the letter, he couldn't help but be stunned, it turned out to be Luo Shixin who was trapped on the mountain, which was really unexpected to him.

At this time, Wei Yunqi came over and asked, "Has Captain Shen gone up the mountain?" ”

"The Sui army trapped on the mountain is actually Luo Shixin, there are only more than 180 of them, and nearly half of them are injured." Zhang Xuan handed the letter to Wei Yunqi.

Wei Yunqi read the letter and said to Zhang Xuan: "I thought about it just now, and I think it's probably not that simple. ”

Zhang Xuan pondered and said, "Does Mr. think Xu Yuanlang is actually besieging the city to help?" ”

Wei Yunqi nodded slowly, "I think so, a few thousand people against two hundred, there is no need to use the method of siege, it is too time-consuming, just go up the mountain and attack, and even burn the mountain to force the Sui army down, the letter also makes it very clear that nearly half of the people are injured, and the Sui army has no combat effectiveness, I think Xu Yuanlang knows that Zhang Xutuo will not watch Luo Shixin die, and will definitely come to the rescue." ”

After a pause, Wei Yunqi said again: "Maybe Xu Yuanlang and Zhang Jincheng reached a tacit understanding, using the strategy of diverting the tiger from the mountain to transfer Zhang Xutuo's main force away from Qi County, Zhang Jin said that the army took advantage of the weakness to attack Licheng, you must know that the rich families of Qi County are concentrated in Licheng County, if Zhang Xutuo does not send many reinforcements, Xu Yuanlang will directly eat this support army." ”

Zhang Xuan was secretly frightened, Wei Yunqi's analysis was really good, it was very possible, and he asked again: "Then according to Mr. Wang's opinion, what should I do?" ”

Wei Yunqi smiled and said: "If the enemy army is besieging the city to send reinforcements, then they will not attack the mountain easily, the Sui army has only been besieged for a day, and the time is still in time, the key is the reinforcements, we have to notify Zhang Dashuai in time, so that he does not fall into the plan, and can even count the plan." ”

Jang Hyun laughed, "I think it's best to ask Mr. to take a trip." ”

Wei Yunqi readily agreed, and Zhang Xuan gave him an arrow, and then found Chen Xu, and said to him: "You lead fifty cavalry guards to rush to Qi County, be careful not to fall into the enemy's ambush." ”

"Obey the order!"

Chen Xu picked fifty elite cavalry, and found a local as a guide, and escorted Wei Yunqi around the path to Qi County, and Zhang Xuan immediately ordered the soldiers to rest in place and wait for the order to attack. (To be continued.) (LＷXＳ５２０。 ＣＯＭ))>