Chapter 313: The Incident in the River [I]

On 14 October, Li Cunhuan set out from Lulong, passed through Zhenwu and Hedong, and arrived in Hezhong.

Zhang Chengye was given the right to guard the town, in charge of the military and political powers, responsible for the preparation and transportation of grain, and the protection of the rear. Yang Shihou and Gao Siji jointly assisted, in fact, they also pay attention to balance. Yang Shihou will also send troops to Jizhou and Shenzhou in the near future.

After Zhenwu, Zhou Dewei also sent his subordinate Gao Xingzhou to lead 4,000 Zhenwu cavalry to participate in the battle. By the time Li Cunhuan came to Hedong, it was already a month later, but a big event happened in this month, which led to a great change in the battle situation in Hezhong.

… November 2nd, Jiangzhou Yuan County...

There is the Yellow River in the south of Jiangzhou Yuan County, and there is a tributary of the Yellow River from north to south in the east gate, Yuanshui, the terrain is dangerous and the land is fertile. But now in this fertile land, there are no longer crops that fluctuate in the wind, but tents, rows of wooden fences with sharp tops, and a famous roaming iron-blooded cavalryman.

Wang Heng sat in the tent of the Chinese army, his narrow eyes flashing with a slightly excited cold gaze, staring downward. The lower tooth bit Li Fan's wooden stick, and from time to time there was a muffled snort in his mouth, and the two sturdy tooth soldiers behind him took turns twitching with leather whips. The leather whip with small dark red iron hooks will bring out countless tiny flesh and blood every time it is pulled up, so that even a hard-hearted person can't help but feel a slight throbbing in his heart after seeing it.

Li Fan's back at this time was already blurred with flesh and blood, making it impossible to tell whether it was flesh and blood, which was skin, but the two soldiers who were executed were not soft at all. Li Fan gritted his teeth and lowered his head, he didn't dare to raise his head. He was afraid that his fierce gaze would be seen by Wang Heng and slaughter him. Even if Li Fan is Wang Hui's cronies, Wang Hui will not hesitate to do so.

After half a ring, a soldier let out a low roar: "Thirty! ”

"Smack!" The whip was whipped down, and Li Fan couldn't help but raise his head in pain, his two bloodshot eyes bulged out like goldfish eyes, and he couldn't help but let out a low scream from his mouth. After this scream, the whole person's strength seemed to be withdrawn, like a dead dog, lying on the execution bench, drooping his head, and his limbs drooped weakly.

Wang Jue nodded with satisfaction, and a look of excitement flashed in his eyes. Tilting his head sideways, he picked up the carved gold cup in his hand and shook it, and the beautiful maid beside her, who had been frightened by Li Fan's tragic appearance, hurriedly picked up the snow-white wine bottle and poured wine for Wang Heng.

Wang Hui picked up the wine glass and took a sip, and asked in a deep voice, "Li Fan, do you know the mistake?" ”

"Humble and wrong! Ask for forgiveness! Li Fan hurriedly replied in a low voice.

When Wang Heng heard this, he nodded with satisfaction and said, "I will be late again next time!" Don't blame Ben Shuai for the ruthlessness of the knife in his hand, go down! ”

There were two soldiers, one of whom carried Li Fan down to recuperate from his injuries.

Then Wang Heng and the generals in the tent said some things, and with a wave of his hand, the generals retired together. When all the generals retreated, Wang Heng's narrow eyes flashed with a beast-like light, and he suddenly dragged the maid who was pouring wine for him into his arms, "Ha! Ha! Ha! Well played! Well played! Wang Heng tore the maid's clothes, let the maid hold the coffee table on the side with both hands, and there was no foreplay, Wang Heng directly inserted it, laughing wildly, and picked up the horsewhip on the side from time to time to whip the maid's back, leaving a little blood. The maid screamed one after another, only in exchange for Wang Hui's more crazy actions and wild laughter.

Zhu Jian, the general of the river outside the big tent of the Chinese army, touched his buttocks, and couldn't help but snort slightly, he made a small mistake twelve days ago, because there was an emergency military situation, he did not report when he entered the big tent of the Chinese army, and rushed in directly. It turned out that Wang Heng abused * the female maid, and was indiscriminately driven out by the angry Wang Heng, but it was found out afterwards that it was just Zhu Wen's bluff.

Wang Heng was even more angry, and asked his soldiers to beat Zhu Jian with fifty sticks. This is still a relationship between Li Fan and several other generals with good relations who came forward to intercede, otherwise I am afraid that there will be more than eighty military sticks. In order to bribe the executed soldiers, Zhu Jian spent two hundred times. A landed peasant family spends only three or four yuan a year. Zhu Jian, who usually doesn't have much oil and water, is very painful. But even so, to this day, there is a dull pain in the buttocks.

Zhu Jian sighed and asked his soldiers to stew the pheasant that was originally stewed for themselves, and then Zhu Jian took the two soldiers with the stewed pheasant soup and walked towards Li Fan's tent.

Because of the stew, when Zhu Jian arrived, it was already slightly dark, and the comrades who had come to detect the injury had left. Seeing Li Fan, Zhu Jian hurriedly confessed: "Brother Li, I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I asked my subordinates to stew the pheasant that I used to replenish my body, wasting time, I hope Brother Li will not be surprised! ”

Saying that, Zhu Jian asked people to put the lunch box on the coffee table in front of Li Fan's bed, and waved his hand to let the accompanying soldiers leave.

Li Fan was originally a little angry, he pleaded with Zhu Jian a few days ago, but today Zhu Jian didn't come to see him until now, procrastinating, as if he was reluctant to see himself. However, when he saw that Zhu Jian asked people to bring the pheasant soup, he knew that he was wrong to blame Zhu Jian. At this time, it was said that there was a shortage of soldiers, and there was not enough to eat, and even the wealthy families of the Beijing division usually slaughtered a pheasant in ten days and half a month. Zhu Jian gave himself the pheasant soup that he had used to replenish his body, how could he make Li Fan not moved.

Li Fan grabbed Zhu Jian's hand and said movingly: "Brother Deguang (Zhu Jianzi), I blamed you by mistake!" ”

Zhu Jian opened the food box with a smile, revealing the fragrant and smoky pheasant soup, and said with a smile: "You two brothers, where is there who is to blame!" If it weren't for your intercession, eighty military sticks down, even if I spent five hundred yuan to bribe those two executing rabbit cubs, I'm afraid I would have to go to half of my surname, which is like now, only ten days have passed, and I can walk around. ”

Speaking of this, Zhu Jian showed an apologetic look to Li Fan, and said: "Today, I even tired you, and I didn't know that the guy raised by the son of a son of a girl stabbed me to bribe the two rabbit cubs who were responsible for the execution that day, and as a result, Brother Li, you were tired, and you were beaten in front of everyone's eyes, and it was impossible to let the two rabbit cubs who were executed put some water." ”

When Li Fan heard this, he shook his head and sighed: "How can I blame you for this!" This is a normal thing, but I'm afraid it will be difficult in the future. It was just before, although the festival commander was strict, but with a little money, he was able to make the gang of rabbit cubs who were executed lift high and put down gently. But it's hard to say later! Ay! ”

"This world is difficult! Zhu Wen's side still doesn't stop, you said that Li Cunhuan didn't directly serve Zhu Wen in a pot at the beginning, this is not too peaceful in the world! Now that the marshal is still so strict, I am afraid that he will either die on the battlefield in the future, or die on the bench where the execution is carried out in the tent of the Chinese army. Zhu Jian shook his head, let out a long sigh, and said half-complainingly and half-frustratedly.

When Li Fan heard this, he was silent, looking at Zhu Jian's black and yellow face, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Seeing that Li Fan didn't speak, Zhu Jian pointed to the lunch box and said, "Brother Li, I won't disturb you to recuperate, this pheasant soup is also a little cold, drink him while it's warm." I'll take my leave, little brother! ”

When Li Fan heard this, he struggled to get up from the soft bed.

Zhu Jian hurriedly walked over, hugged Li Fan, and complained: "Brother Li, what are you doing, be careful of the wound on your back, you are still lying on your stomach, lying on your stomach, do you want to take something?" Tell me, I'll get it for you! ”

When Li Fan heard this, his face changed for a while, and he said, "Brother Deguang, you and I have been in the same comradeship for ten years, right?" ”

"Not only that, today is November 2nd, and it has been ten years and a month and a few days!" Zhu Jian replied with some doubts, looking at Li Fan's face, I don't know what Li Fan's words mean, why did he ask this question?

When Li Fan heard this, he sighed: "Yes! Ten years and a month have passed before you know it, and now you and I are the only brothers left in those brothers. ”

When Zhu Jian heard this, a touch of sadness flashed on his face, nodded, and sighed, as if he was recalling the original time.

After half a ring, Li Fan, whose face was uncertain, gritted his teeth and said, "Brother Deguang, there are only you and me in the tent today, I didn't want to say this, but now I have to say it." ”

"What's wrong? Brother Li, is there anything you and I can't say? When Zhu Jian heard this, he was slightly stunned and asked.

Li Fan opened his mouth and said: "Brother Deguang, since he won Hezhong, the section commander has become more and more arrogant, and he has become more and more strict with our old subordinates. As you said, if you don't fight to the death with Zhu Wen and die on the battlefield, I'm afraid you will die on those military sticks, iron hooks and whips in the Chinese army's tent! ”

When Zhu Jian heard this, his face changed slightly, and his voice trembled a little. "Brother Li, do you want to ......" Zhu Jian raised his left hand and pulled it on his neck, making a murderous gesture.

Li Fan's face changed a few times, and he nodded vigorously and said, "That's right! People don't destroy the heavens and the earth for their own sake! If Brother Deguang doesn't agree and confesses to me, I, Li, will not complain about Brother Deguang! I just blame myself for having no eyes! ”

When Zhu Jian heard this, his face changed a few times, he gritted his teeth, and said, "Brother Li, what do you mean by this." However, there are a lot of guards around the thief, and I am afraid that if I can't kill him, I will be devoured by him. ”

Li Fan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he heard Zhu Jian agree, Li Fan groaned for a while, and said: "I still have seven or eight points of certainty about killing that thief, after all, I am the general of the Tooth Army, and one day I will be the son of my wheel defense." However, killing them, how to restrain the soldiers and horses, and how to deal with Zhu Wen's side, also have to be carefully considered. ”

When Zhu Jian heard this, he nodded in agreement and said, "What Brother Li said is very true. The generals in the army are not a big deal, you and I still have some prestige in the camp, plus the thieves are strict, the generals are more or less dissatisfied, but they are afraid of the thieves' soldiers, so they dare not speak out. We will scatter all the property in the camp and envelop the generals, and most of the generals will also push the boat down the river. It's not good on Zhu Wen's side, you and I are not as prestigious as the thief, in case Zhu Wen calls, he can't stand Yuan County, and Liu Zhijun doesn't accept us behind his back, this is a place where death has no place to be buried! ”

When Li Fan heard this, he said decisively: "Then send someone to send a letter of surrender to Zhu Wen!" Anyway, surrender who is not surrender. Besides, now that Zhu Wen is on the side, surrender Liu Zhijun doesn't know if he will accept you and my brothers. Even if he is willing to accept it, whether Liu Zhijun can immediately support you and my brothers from the Jiangzhou Governance Office, this is also a question. Besides, now that Zhu Wen is powerful, I don't know if Li Cunhuan, the king of Qin, will come to save Liu Zhijun, even if it is to save it, it will be a matter of the future, and you brother will solve Zhu Wen's current problem. It's a big deal that Li Cunhuan came, so he lowered Li Cunhuan! In this world, whoever is not strong will surrender to whom. ”

When Zhu Jian heard this, he nodded vigorously and said, "Brother Li is right, how many generals under Li Cunhuan are there now?" As far as Yang Shihou is concerned, he was originally a person under Li Hanzhi, and later a person used by Li Ke, but when Li Cunhuan and Li Ke used the west to conquer Guanzhong, they were optimistic about Li Cunhuan and surrendered to Li Cunhuan, and now they are not doing the same well. and Na Ge Congzhou is the same, first Huang Chao, then surrendered to Zhu Wen, and now surrenders to Li Cunhuan, not yet to be the envoy of Hedong Jiedu. Li Cunxiao, Zhou Dewei, and Fu Cunxian, which one of these people is from the beginning! ”

Li Fan got Zhu Jian's echo and was settled. discussed with Zhu Jian about killing Wang Heng.

That Wang Heng didn't know that the catastrophe was coming, and Zhu Wen launched an attack in the past few days, and Zhu Wen attacked Wang Heng in the east and let Zhu Wen cross the walled water. Wang Heng immediately sent his own tooth soldiers, desperately using cavalry to repeatedly rush and kill, which drove Zhu Wen's soldiers and horses down the river. In this battle, Zhu Wen certainly lost 1,000 soldiers and horses, but Wang Heng also lost 300 cavalry and 500 infantry troops, which was only a thousand enemy killed and 1,000 self-inflicted losses, all because this cavalry army was more difficult to form and more expensive than the infantry army.

Wang Heng was naturally annoyed and angry in his heart, and coupled with the dark surname in his heart, he severely scolded several generals who were ineffective in this battle, and one of them almost entered the Hades Palace, and it took two days to wake up. Everyone in the army is in danger, and this time it is said that they are lucky, the iron hook and whip of the military stick did not fall on themselves, but what about the next time? Who can guarantee that they are so lucky every time, how can they stand by the river without getting their shoes wet!

But Wang Heng was happy, and he got on two maids that night, and whipped the maids until the flesh and blood on their backs were blurred, and their lower bodies were *red* swollen before they stopped. But Zhu Jian and Li Fan were even more afraid of the next unlucky thing that would happen to them, and hurriedly accelerated their preparations, for fear that the night would be long and dreamy, and Wang Hui found out that day, with Wang Hui's strange surname of treating people with iron hooks and whips and military sticks, I am afraid that even if he dies, he does not know how miserable he will die.

On the night of November 11, because it is close to the night of the full moon, the moonlight today is good, as if the moon is hanging high in the sky like a small bite of a mooncake.

Li Fan held the scimitar at his waist in one hand and the wooden staff in the other, and walked over with his soldiers in a staggering footstep. The tooth general, who was on night duty in the big tent of the Chinese army, couldn't help but be stunned when he saw Li Fan coming, and asked: "Lao Li, why did you come here in person, and you didn't rest?" ”

Li Fan smiled bitterly: "The injury holiday is here, and when I meet today's festival handsome and beat people, how dare I ask for sick leave." This is not hard to hold on, otherwise my body will be subjected to dozens of military sticks in the big tent of the Chinese army, I'm afraid I don't have to send it back to the tent, just dig a pit and bury it! ”

When the tooth general heard this, he glanced at Li Fan sympathetically, and said, "Otherwise, Lao Li, you go to the side of the tent to rest, and I will help you watch for an hour." Otherwise, you'll be up in the middle of the night today! ”

Li Fan hurriedly raised his hand holding the scimitar at his waist, waved his hand and said, "Don't!" Other! Other! In case the festival marshal comes out to patrol the night and sees this situation. I'm afraid that the two of us won't be able to eat and walk together, and I will appreciate your brother's kindness. When this injury is healed, please drink, man! ”

When the tooth general heard this, he also felt that he was abrupt, so he did not insist on this matter. He nodded and said, "Well, then I'll work hard for you in the second half of the night today, hey!" It's so hard! ”

Li Fan smiled, didn't answer, and pointed back. Wang Heng's big tent of the Chinese army is only thirty steps away from the place where Li Fan and Naya General talked, in case Wang Heng hears it, I am afraid that a beating is indispensable, and with his current body, I am afraid that he will be beaten down, and it is not surprising that he really went directly to see King Yama.

The tooth general also woke up, showed an apologetic smile to Li Fan, arched his hand to Li Fan, and took his subordinates who yawned again and again. Seeing that the tooth general was leaving, Li Fan waved his hand and asked his subordinates to go to the defense on their own. Li Fan pretended to be casual and walked to the edge of the Chinese army's tent, and heard Wang Heng's wolf-like roar through the tent, the woman's moaning, coquettish screams, and the rise and fall of the leather whip. Hearing that Li Fan's stomach was full of lust, Li Fan scolded in a low voice, turned around and left.

After half a ring, Li Fan came to the outside of the Chinese army's tent again as if nothing happened, and listened for a while, this time the voice he heard was much lower, and it was estimated that it was the end.

Li Fan's heart was overjoyed, and he came to a dark place with a torch and shook it three times. It didn't take long to see Zhu Jian coming over with a person. Li Fan couldn't help frowning, and said with some dissatisfaction: "Brother Deguang, why are you so rash in this matter, you should bring a few more people over!" I'm just three people with me, and do you think I'm going to be able to play in my situation? ”

Zhu Jian opened his mouth to explain: "This person is my fierce general Shi Long, a party member, extremely brave, and ordinary twenty or thirty soldiers can't trap him." ”

When Li Fan heard this, he couldn't help but be slightly stunned, listening to Zhu Jian's words, this person was still a peerless general, and he couldn't help but glance at the fierce general Shi Long in Zhu Jian's mouth by the light of the torch in his hand.

I saw that Shi Long's figure was not tall, less than six feet, about five feet, his face was dark, his eyes were murderous, and his arms were unusually thick, looking at the weapon in his hand, Li Fan couldn't help but be taken aback.

(In the Tang Dynasty, a foot was about 30 centimeters, and a seven-foot man was a little Yao Ming who was 2 meters long)

This weapon is actually a strengthened version of the Mo knife, it is estimated that it is seven or eight catties heavier than the ordinary Mo knife, this knife is cut over, I am afraid that even people and horses have to be in a different place, no wonder Zhu Jian said that this person can not trap him with ordinary twenty or thirty soldiers, even if it is a brave and fierce general since ancient times, this person is also a rare fierce general.

(To be continued)