388 The Way of the Other
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Xiao Buyi's thousands of troops take the enemy's life, just like probing for something!
No one thought that Wang Bodang would suddenly kill, and no one thought that Xiao Buyi would not avoid the counterattack and fight back in the most violent way. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Xiao Buyi rode into the iron cavalry of the Wagang Army alone, as if entering a no-man's land, and stabbed Wang Bodang to death with one shot, and the thousands of troops were terrified.
By the time Xiao Buyi turned back to the front of the Sui army, Wagang Tie rode in Luoshui, which was already indescribably funny.
I don't dare to chase, because Xiao Buyi is also surrounded by thousands of troops, eager to try, rushing over like this, it is undoubtedly a moth to the fire, but if you don't chase it, you are also unwilling, Wang Bodang has already fallen off the horse, his eyes are wide open, and he still doesn't believe it! He has followed Li Mi for many years, from birth to death, and he doesn't know how many life and death battles he has experienced, but he didn't think that he would be assassinated by Xiao Buyi under the horse just because of impulse!
Above Luoshui, the horse's hooves were rumbling, and the wind was cold, but Xiao Buyi had already swung his spear and launched the order to attack!
Just now he has used the battle to attack the heart, and it is a great blow to the opponent's morale, and now it is time to win or lose, of course he knows that Li Mi is arrogant, how can he easily admit defeat and surrender, he and Li Mi said this, but it was said to everyone in Wagang.
Li Mi could insist, but the fierce generals under him could no longer find a reason to insist. The military spirit is really an elusive thing, even if Zhang Xutuo is brave and invincible, even if Yang Yichen is calm and sophisticated, the military spirit is scattered, and there is no longer the strength to fight. Wagang is now crumbling, the army's heart is shaking, what he is doing today is to gently push the dangerous rock on the cliff, let it fall into the abyss, and never recover!
There are more than 100,000 Wagang people lined up next to Luoshui, but if the dangerous rock falls, Li Mi alone will have no power to return to the sky.
Xiao Buyi knew that after so much careful planning and constant blows, it was now time for him to harvest, and the moment he gave the order, he actually knew the result.
At this moment, Xiao Buyi has deeply understood the truth of knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent and not being defeated in a hundred battles.
As soon as Xiao Buyi's order came out, tens of thousands of Sui troops were as straight as one person, with their hearts and arms, and with their arms, the Sui army's large array slowly launched, as terrifying as a monster in the wilderness.
Every step of the movement looks like a mountain, and every movement seems to be a matter of duty. The Sui army marched forward, the swords and guns were shining, the armor was sonorous, and the momentum was extremely strong!
The footsteps were surging, and the front army of the Sui army had slowly spread, attacking with the momentum of the glaive, and the black-armored cavalry was hidden on the wings early, waiting for the opportunity to move.
All the movements of the Sui army were neat and consistent, and although they seemed to be slow, they were extremely efficient and fast, showing that the elite soldiers of the Sui Dynasty were well-trained. In any case, the Wagang army cannot be compared, because the Wagang army has only been fighting for more than a year, and it is more of a life of captivity and looting, except for the Wagang army, the rest of the Wagang people do not want to and are unlikely to carry out complete and effective training. Seeing that the Sui army was full of momentum and unstoppable, the formation was changing neatly and unpredictably, the cold light flashed in the formation, and the killing machine was hidden, I couldn't help but feel worried in my heart.
Qin Shubao did not wait for Li Mi to give an order, he had already beaten the drum first, and ordered the Wagang people to go out to meet the attack, if it is said that the commander of the soldiers in the Wagang is powerful, it should be Qin Shubao and Cheng Yanjin. After all, these two have followed Zhang Xutuo for a long time, and they have long been skilled in formation, and they can know the method of resistance to the advance and retreat of the army formation with their eyes closed. Seeing that Xiao Buyi killed Wang Bodang on a single horse, and regarded Wagang as nothing, Qin Shubao's heart was shocked inexplicably at that moment, and it could be seen that the Sui army was coming, and he still aroused a fierce spirit to fight.
Sometimes, since he is the commander of the general, he has to be responsible for the surname of his soldiers, and this idea has long been ingrained, and he reacts as soon as possible. But the moment the order was issued, Qin Shubao's heart was sour again, he remembered that this sentence should have been heard by General Zhang often.
General Zhang has always loved the people like a son, and his opponents are like his own flesh and blood, when he thought of this, Qin Shubao's eyes were blurred, and when he saw the Sui soldiers swept in front of him like the raging sea, it was as if he felt that General Zhang personally commanded, but this time, it was himself who was fighting!
**
When Qin Shubao ordered the Wagang people to go out to greet each other, Li Wenxiang and Zhang Qian also launched immediately.
Originally, Luoshui lined up, Qin Shubao was on the left flank, and Wang Bodang was protecting the right flank, but Wang Bodang rashly dispatched troops and was stabbed to death by Xiao Buyi, which was really unexpected by too many people. As soon as Wang Bodang died, the task of commanding the right wing naturally fell to Li Wenxiang and Zhang Qian.
There are many generals who can lead the troops in Wagang, Wang Junkuo, Shan Xiongxin, Fang Xuanzao and others are not bad, but these people are all other important things, the big waves are sweeping the sand, Li Wenxiang and Zhang Qian are now the leaders of Wagang, and it is incumbent on them to command the army to fight at the moment.
Zhang Qian didn't have anything, but Li Wenxiang frowned secretly, he was a giant thief, and he didn't blink an eye when he killed people, but when he hunted and killed Jia Runfu, he was caught by Xiao Buyi, he thought he would die, but he didn't expect Xiao Buyi to let him go again!
After he turned around, he told Li Mi everything as it was, and he didn't hide it, and in fact, he couldn't hide it. At that time, there were not a few Wagang people who saw him captured, and when Li Mi hired people, he did not blame. But Li Wenxiang knew that Li Mi was very suspicious, and the only person Li Mi could trust was himself.
I think Xiao Buyi once said that he didn't want to kill everything, he just wanted the people to settle down early, which is exactly the same as what he said today, Xiao Buyi is brave and benevolent, and it seems to be better than Wei Gong. This time, the momentum of the Sui army has already overwhelmed the Wagang people, and Wagang may not be able to win.
When Li Wenxiang thought of this, he saw that the two armies were rushing against each other, getting closer and closer, but he no longer had the heart to fight.
In fact, it wasn't just Li Wenxiang who thought so, his eyes flashed, and he had already found his companion Zhang Qian's dazedness, Li Wenxiang was just thinking at that moment, I don't know what Zhang Qian was thinking?
**
In the sound of war drums, the two armies have been rapidly approaching, the horn sounded, the Sui army suddenly killed a group of cavalry, spread to the two wings, and detoured back to hit the flank of the Wagang army, the Wagang army was not tied, but also divided the troops to resist, the two armies attacked each other, the snowflakes fluttered, there were mutual damage, slightly retreated, the first wave of attack was nothing more than to test each other's strength, more fierce attack followed, the cavalry retreated, at this time the infantry had begun to kill fiercely!
The blood flowed more, the gun and knife became colder, the murderer was impulsive and calm, but without exception, he pierced the spear into the opponent's body, and without waiting for the opponent to fall, the spear was drawn, bringing out a puddle of blood, which was condensed in the cold air in an instant. Everyone has no time for pity, no time to look back, just dodging the knife and gun, and looking for the next target in a flash. The two armies clashed, fighting for every inch of ground under their feet, and people kept falling, people rising up, stepping on the corpses of their comrades or enemies...... Li Mi didn't move yet, looking at the staggered two armies, fighting all over the sky, he didn't think of victory or defeat at that moment, he actually thought of Zhang Xutuo. What was Zhang Xutuo thinking at the beginning, did he feel the same sadness and helplessness as himself?
This thought came to mind, and it was out of control.
Li Mi can't help but admit that many people, even if they die, the far-reaching impact is difficult to estimate. Although Zhang Xutuo is dead, he is alive in the hearts of too many people.
Even if it is his enemy, it will be unforgettable for him!
At the beginning, he Li Mi was defeated by Zhang Xutuo, it can be said that he racked his brains and took great pains, he didn't expect Zhang Xutuo to die at that time, he just wanted to force Zhang Xutuo to be discouraged, he just wanted to defeat Zhang Xutuo! But Zhang Xutuo can die, but he can't be defeated, and his defeat is equivalent to death, but he didn't have to die! In Li Mi's eyes, Zhang Xutuo's death actually had nothing to do with him, Zhang Xutuo's death was due to despair, to lose the heart of the army, to be unable to save the Great Sui, and to live up to Yang Guang's trust.
Zhang Xutuo died in life without love, and he had no power to return to the sky! Zhang Xutuo is a hero, but heroes have always been sad! So Li Mi doesn't want to be a hero, he wants to be a hero who looks down on all directions, he wants to reign in the world!
But what Li Mi never expected was that in just over a year, he would fall to the same level as Zhang Xutuo.
Although he is calm on the surface and strategizing, he is desperate, his military spirit has been lost, he is exhausted, he has no power to return to the sky, and he himself has lost confidence in himself!
Zhang Xutuo's sorrow back then has now fallen on his Li Mi's head.
When he forced Zhang Xutuo into a desperate situation step by step, he didn't want to use the same method to force him into a desperate situation a year later!
In Li Mi's eyes, Zhang Xutuo's fall is because Zhang Xutuo is corrupt, because Zhang Xutuo is out of place, and because Zhang Xutuo has blocked the process of history, so what about him, Li Mi, is he also playing the same role now?
The sound of the battle shook the sky, the Sui army and the Wagang army were entangled inextricably, and the battle was tragic, Li Mi saw it, but his heart was not shocked for the first time, as if it was someone else's who was fighting, and it had nothing to do with him, this feeling was really a bit ridiculous. With a flash of his gaze, he had already landed on a group of cavalry not far away. The cavalry had always been hidden in the Wagang formation, and although they had fought for a long time, they did not move at all. With a sneering smile on the corner of his mouth, Li Mi muttered: "It's useless, it's useless for anyone to come, the cavalry and the odd soldiers are useless." The foundations of the house are rotten, and no amount of efforts to save them will be of any avail...... Not to mention...... You don't want to save ...... at all."
**
When the Luokou War began, Luokoucang was quite peaceful for the time being, although hundreds of thousands of troops were dispatched, but the Wagang people here were even much more than the Wagang army in Luokou.
This is not surprising, Wagang was known to have a million army in its heyday, but this million army actually has a lot of water, just like the eastern capital also has a population of nearly one million, but it is impossible for all of them to become an army.
When Li Mi went down to Liyang and Luokou two granaries, he immediately adopted the decision to open the warehouse and release grain, and Luokou warehouse stored countless grains, and it was not a problem to eat for decades.
There are not many people who come to defect to have combat ability, but there are many who drag their families with them. But in order to strengthen his power, Li Mi will accept all the orders!
Therefore, if the army of nearly a million is squeezed out of the water, it can only fight a third. But even if this is one-third, more than a year, only one-third of the people who have really undergone combat training.
An army of millions sounds beautiful, but it's not too much to describe as a mess of sand.
Li Mi spent more than a year, in addition to conquering all parts of Henan and expanding his power, of course, he also trained soldiers, but he was not a god after all, and many things could not be done overnight. If you want to win, you must be like the Sui army, and you must be as agile as your arms and fingers. Every time he fights, Li Mi always likes to use untrained Wagang people to lure the enemy, stretch the enemy's battle line, and then charge into battle with a trained and elite Wagang army, this trick is tried and tested, this time to go to Luokou, it can be said that most of the elite soldiers in Wagang have been sent to the front line, the strength of Luokoucang is not strong, but Li Mi is not worried! First of all, he has a large army around Huiluocang to guard the main road, Niukou in the northeast, Hujiao, Yuecheng in the northwest, Baihua Valley in the south, and Luokou in the west, there are Wagang troops, the Sui army can't fly, of course, they can't go straight to attack Luokoucang. There is really a lot of support for Wagang all the way, and it is too late for Li Mi to lead the army to come back in time, so in Li Mi's opinion, Luokoucang is already impregnable.
Li Mi thinks so, and the Wagang people also think so, so the head is hanging, the cold wind is cold, many people in Luokoucang are still asleep and lazy, they have been trapped here for a long time, eating and drinking are not worried, but they are also uncomfortable, except for sleeping, there are really few other pastimes!
Shan Xiongxin didn't want to sleep, he patrolled the defense of Luokoucang, worried.
He is different from others, he doesn't care what others think, he still has to do things with all his heart.
Patrolling to several defensive places, he found that many Wagang people were hiding in sheltered from the wind, napping with spears. In normal times, Shan Xiongxin would have scolded him a long time ago, but now at this time, he just sighed lightly, and even pulled his clothes to cover them.
After inspecting Luokoucang, he got on his horse and headed in the direction of Luokoucang, he received a letter from the old village owner, inviting him to Niukouyu for a while, he couldn't help but go.
Without waiting to get out of Luokoucang, Wang Junkuo had already passed by with a team of soldiers and horses, and Shan Xiongxin couldn't stop the horses, waiting for them to pass. They are all brothers, and he never competes in front of his brothers.
When Wang Junkuo saw Shan Xiongxin, he reined in his horse, turned over and jumped down and said, "General Shan, I don't know where to go?" ā
"Get out and walk around." Shan Xiongxin has a clear conscience.
He was conscientious, and he went to see the owner of the village, although it would cause Li Mi to be taboo, but he didn't feel sorry for Li Mi.
Wang Junkuo's eyes flashed, "I don't know where to go out?" ā
Shan Xiongxin frowned slightly, "It's just upset, just take a walk." ā
"Isn't it the same in Luokoucang?" Wang Junkuo laughed.
Shan Xiongxin raised his eyebrows, "General Wang won't let me go out?" ā
Wang Junkuo saw Shan Xiongxin's anger, and hurriedly said, "That's not what I mean. After looking around and letting everyone retreat, Wang Junkuo said in a deep voice: "General Shan, I don't know if I should say a sentence or not?" ā
"Please." Shan Xiongxin was a little puzzled, and he didn't know what Wang Junkuo's sneaky intentions were. For Wang Junkuo, he treats him as a friend. Wang Junkuo originally followed Wei Dao'er and others to fight in Hebei, but when Wang Xu was killed and Wei Dao'er was in decline, Wang Junkuo defected to Wagang. Wang Junkuo is a strong martial artist and is also proficient in the art of war, which is very important to Li Mi. But this person has always been silent, and Shan Xiongxin has rarely had contact.
"Actually, the last time we went to save Zhai Dangjia, I think Wei Gong was already very dissatisfied." Wang Junkuo said softly.
Shan Xiongxin frowned and said: "General Wang, if Duke Wei blames, you can say that it is my idea, if there is a mistake, I am willing to bear it on my shoulders." ā
"That's not what I said." Wang Junkuo hurriedly shook his head and said, "Being able to be side by side with General Shan, Junkuo has no complaints. ā
"General Wang, please say it directly." Shan Xiongxin can only say.
"In fact, since the last incident, there have been many rumors in Wagang, saying that General Shan and the owner of the old village have broken the connection, which has made Wei Gong very dissatisfied, but he has been hiding it." Wang Junkuo sighed lightly.
Shan Xiongxin frowned, "I don't care about others, Shan has a clear conscience!" ā
Wang Junkuo smiled and said: "General Shan's chivalrous courage, in fact, I have heard of it for a long time, but well, sometimes heroes are often worse than Xiaoxiao's hands." Today's Wagang ...... With all due respect, it's not the Wagang ...... it used to be."
"I don't know what General Wang means."
Wang Junkuo pondered for a long time, "Actually, you and I must have tacitly understood that Wagang can't hold out for long, if you can...... I think General Shan should also understand. ā
"I really don't understand." Shan Xiongxin smiled bitterly: "Until now, I don't know much about General Wang's intentions. If General Wang is fine, I still have to go out for a walk, so I can't accompany him. ā
Wang Junkuo sighed lightly, "Then I won't bother General Shan first, and when General Shan turns around, I will have a good drink with General Shan, I don't know what General Shan thinks?" ā
Shan Xiongxin nodded and said, "Okay, I'll talk about it later." ā
He urged the horse out of Luokoucang, Wang Junkuo looked at Shan Xiongxin's back, slowly shook his head, took out a letter from his arms and looked at it again, and muttered: "Shan Xiongxin is loyal...... It's a pity ......"
**
Shan Xiongxin left Luokoucang, but Wang Junkuo routinely inspected the defenses of Luokoucang, but he was absent-minded and thinking about his own thoughts.
If Luokoucang talks about the level guarding, in fact, many places are not complete.
When Yang Guang went south, he was actually worried about the safety of Luokoucang, and ordered people to strengthen Luokoucang, and later Luokoucang was defeated, Li Mi knew that this was the foundation of Wagang, and ordered the Wagang people to build and reinforce it, dig ditches and set up cards, and build sentry tower fortress houses to live in. A large city has risen out of thin air within a radius of dozens of miles, although it is not as majestic as the eastern capital, but it is also extremely magnificent. In the past year, the reinforcement work has never stopped, but now that it is winter, everyone is panicking, and the work is temporarily suspended. In addition, this is the lair of the Wagang people, and there are many soldiers, and it takes a lot of effort for outsiders to attack it.
However, Li Mi has always taken the initiative to attack, and has never been hit at the doorstep, and whether all defenses can withstand the attack remains to be tested.
Looking around at the scale of Luokoucang, Wang Junkuo shook his head and muttered: "It's just that you made a dowry for others, Xiao Buyi, you are really good." Could it be that in this world, I will be inferior to you all my life? ā
In fact, he is the same as Lin Shihong, because of Yuan Qiaoxi's incident, when he was fighting in Huiluo, he fled without a fight, leaving a great shadow afterwards, and he was even inferior, but more angry. I thought that I would be ashamed to take refuge in Wagang, but I didn't expect to be defeated by Xiao Buyi after all, some people are like this, for one thing, they can be persistent for a lifetime!
Just as he was feeling sorry for himself, a Wagang thief hurriedly arrived and said urgently: "General Wang, the big thing is not good, there are signs of the Sui army on the other side of the Tiger Prison!" ā
Wang Junkuo's heart trembled slightly, "Is there any news on Zu Junyan's side?" "The Sui army was besieged on all sides, and Zu Junyan, Chang He, and Zhang Liang were responsible for guarding the Jindi Pass, and camped near the left side of the canal to fight against Meng Shanyi on the other side of the Yellow River, in case the Sui army attacked Wagang behind. The Tiger Prison is still in the hands of Wagang, if the enemy army attacks from the direction of the Tiger Prison, how can Zu Junyan and the others be indifferent?
The bandit shook his head, "General Wang, it was the brothers' checkpoints who found that those people were all dressed in white, as if they were covered by snow, and their actions were extremely evasive, if it weren't for the brothers' vigilance, they would almost not be able to detect it." ā
Wang Junkuo was awe-inspiring in his heart, and sneered: "Presumably, Xiao Buyi sent people to send a sneak attack, how many troops are there on the side of the Tiger Prison?" ā
"About four or five thousand."
Wang Junkuo frowned secretly, and ordered: "Send your brothers to the fortress in the northeast to take strict precautions, and those who approach without permission will be killed." ā
The bandit nodded and left in a hurry, Wang Junkuo sneered a few times and muttered: "What a Xiao Buyi, he actually used the trick of repairing the plank road in the bright and Chen Cang in the dark. If I don't notice, I'll let you get it. But with my Wang Junkuo here, if you want to sneak attack back to Luocang, it will be difficult to reach the sky! ā
His self-confidence is not without cause, his opponents are only a few thousand, but there are hundreds of thousands of people in Luokoucang, and these people are undoubtedly hitting stones with eggs.
Just wanted to go to the northeast to garrison, Wang Junkuo suddenly stopped, frowned and said to himself: "Xiao Buyi has always been very cunning, he is always like this, hiding his true offensive intentions, people can't figure out, is this Sui army in the northeast really their main force?" Just as he was groaning, another bandit came from the south, and he said breathlessly: "General Wang...... General Cheng, he ......"
Wang Junkuo was slightly cold, "What's the matter?" "On the southern periphery, Cheng Biting Jin led the army to fight against Zhang Zhenzhou, listening to the military situation, Zhang Zhenzhou's army made a detour, approached Luokoucang from the south, broke Yang City, had passed Fangshan, and went down to the village opposite the Baihua Valley, Cheng Biting Jin sat in the Baihua Valley, relying on the geographical advantage to only defend and not attack, Zhang Zhenzhou should have nothing to do with him. In this case, what is the matter with Cheng Yanjin?
The bandit breathed a sigh of relief and said in surprise: "General Cheng and Zhang Zhenzhou confronted each other in the Valley of Hundred Flowers, but they highlighted the surprise soldiers all the way to copy his back road, and then charged head-on, the Sui army was in chaos, Zhang Zhenzhou was defeated and captured, and was taken back to Luokoucang by General Cheng." Now they are all outside the Luokou warehouse. ā
Wang Junkuo was stunned and asked in disbelief: "You said that Cheng Biting Jin captured Zhang Zhenzhou?" How is this possible? "Zhang Zhen Zhou, a famous general of the Great Sui, has made great contributions in several battles defended in the Eastern Capital, and has created an indelible impression of invincibility in the hearts of the Wagang people, Wang Junkuo never dreamed that he could capture him in the process!
There was a vague sense of amazement in his heart, and he was somewhat jealous, Wang Junkuo secretly thought that Qin Shubao and Cheng Biting Jin Dasui were famous generals, and they really lived up to their reputations, this time he was sharp, and there was no need for him to stay in Wagang.
Even if Zhang Zhenzhou is captured, from Wang Junkuo's point of view, it has nothing to do with the overall situation.
"Take me to see it." Wang Junkuo forgot the threat of the northeast for the time being, urged the soldiers to put down the suspension bridge in the south, and rode out of Luocang, only to see Cheng Yanjin with hundreds of cronies, Cheng Yanjin was covered in blood, with his hands tied on his back, thin and withered, and he couldn't see his face clearly, but he was vaguely Zhang Zhenzhou's appearance.
Wang Junkuo squeezed out a smile and said from afar: "General Cheng succeeded in the first battle, captured the head of the thief, and broke the Sui army in the Valley of Hundred Flowers, which is really gratifying." ā
He urged the horse to come, and a trace of strangeness flashed in Cheng Yanjin's eyes, but he laughed heartily, "General Wang, you came to make fun of me again, this is just a fluke." ā
While the two were talking, Wang Junkuo had already come to Zhang Zhenzhou's side, and he wanted to see what was going on, when suddenly a wind around him stabbed him, Wang Junkuo was shocked, but he didn't expect to turn into an elbow and armpit. His martial arts skills are not bad, and he hurriedly twisted his waist to flash at the critical moment, but the gun was too fast, Wang Junkuo was still stabbed in the ribs by a shot, drenched in blood, and squinted at his kung fu, and found that it was a small soldier, a Wagang army uniform, but how could Cheng Biting Jin's subordinates kill themselves, that person's martial arts are extremely high, how could he be an ordinary Wagang thief? The man had already lifted his felt hat with one shot, and shouted loudly, like a thunderbolt in the clear sky, "Pei Xingyan is here, Wang Junkuo is dead!" ā
(To be continued)