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Chapter 405 The autumn fire burns the plains and the horseshoe is sick

When people talk about autumn, they often add a golden word in front of it. Golden autumn, one of the meanings refers to the scenery, grass, trees, crops have turned golden yellow, it seems that there is a kind of graceful atmosphere in the slaughter. The second meaning refers to the autumn grain storage, the people have surplus grain in their granaries, there is a harvest, more or less some silver income, so autumn is a season that the people like.

However, since the beginning of the eighth year of the Great Cause, the counties of Henan, which were once known as the granary of the Great Sui, have gradually become depressed and declined. Not to mention the bumper harvest, most of the fertile fields have become wilderness, the weeds are waist-deep, the grass seeds are abundant, as long as the bleak autumn wind blows, next spring will drill out a denser layer of new green next to the withered weeds. It's just that this new green is not a pleasant green like the rejuvenating wheat, but a tiresome green.

Weeds are better to feed than crops, and as long as there is a rain in the spring, weeds will grow like crazy, and their exuberance is a kind of perverted prosperity.

I don't know which stubborn young boy or those thieves who killed people with their hands lit a fire, the autumn wind blew the fire was amazing, the fire of the prairie burned for two days and three nights before gradually extinguished, the ground was scorched black, and the grass ash was blown by the wind, like a sandstorm.

Grass ash is a good fertilizer, but now there are few people farming in Henan counties. No matter how good the grass ash is, no one plows the ground, no one sows seeds, and next year the grass ash will feed the weeds.

A group of about 1,000 cavalrymen marched slowly on the official road paved with grass and ash, the team walked very untidy, sparsely pulled like a flock of sheep unattended, and the soldiers on horseback were also listless, drowsy as if they could fall off their horses at any time. The cavalry of a thousand people, the front and the rear team were disjointed, and they were pulled out for several miles, where there was a little bit of the might that a soldier should have.

The cavalry at the front of the line held a large banner, and the soldier squinted at the road, but even then the corners of his eyes were covered with grass ash. Walking with the wind, the grass ash follows the team, how annoying it is, how annoying it is, and the annoyed person can't wait to soak the urine and spill the sea to wash away the grass ash. He held the flagpole in his arms, barely making sure that the flag would not fall. Looking up at the ashpole with the thickness of my forearm, the handwriting embroidered on the gray cloth flag was barely legible.

Wei

The leader of the cavalry was none other than Wei Liu'er, a thief who had recently taken refuge in Wagangzhai, and was also a well-known green forest hero on both sides of the Yellow River. At the peak of his troops, he had more than 50,000 troops, and he was also thriving in the area of Qinghe County, Hebei. Last year, Wei Liu'er was instigated by Zhang Qian, another big thief on the green forest road in Hebei, and united with six or seven forces such as Hao Xiaode, Li Deqian, Li Wenxiang, Hu Donkey, etc., to gather nearly 300,000 troops to invade Qinghe County.

On the one hand, he mobilized more than 18,000 soldiers from Qinghe County to meet the battle, and on the other hand, he sent people to ask the Sixth Army to arrest Yang Yichen, the old general of the ambassador, and Guo Xuan, the general guard of Zhuojun at that time. It's just that Guo Xuan was pestered by Dou Jiande at that time and couldn't get out, so he couldn't rush to Qinghe to help. Yang Yichen heard that the thieves were menacing, and brought more than 30,000 officers and soldiers to save Qinghe. After converging Yang Shanhui, less than 50,000 officers and soldiers and more than 300,000 green forest rebels fought in Qinghe County, although Yang Yichen had few soldiers, but he fought very imposingly, from the beginning the officers and troops were on the offensive, the more they fought, the more ferocious they became, in just one month, they fought thirteen battles with the rebels, won thirteen battles in a row, and the coalition composed of six or seven heroes was beaten to pieces, and suffered heavy losses.

In less than a month, Yang Yichen defeated the rebel army, with less than 50,000 officers and soldiers, killed more than 70,000 and captured more than 130,000 rebels. The leaders of the rebels on all sides were defeated and fled. Yang Yichen had a habit of marching and fighting, that is, he never accepted prisoners, and 130,000 soldiers were killed by him one after another, and blood flowed on the land of Hebei.

Since then, Yang Yichen's nickname of Yang's beheading has become louder, revealing a heart-palpitating smell of blood.

Of the 50,000 horses that Wei Liu'er managed to save, less than 4,000 people were killed, which is still the one that has been preserved. After his defeat in Qinghe County, he was pursued and killed by Yang Shanhui, and had no choice but to escape into the mountains to take refuge. has been hiding for nearly a year, I heard that Yang Yichen was transferred back to the Eastern Capital by Yang Guang to serve as the secretary of the military department, Yang Shanhui took the enemy lightly and ventured into Dou Jiande's ambush, and he dared to get out of the mountains after being divided by Dou Jiande's five horses in Qinghe County.

Now there is a green forest road on the ground in Hebei, Dou Jiande's family is dominant, and Xu Yuanlang also occupies a lot of territory, and the water cannot be splashed, and outsiders do not want to gain a foothold. Wei Liu'er had no choice but to cross the Yellow River to the south to prepare to grab a piece of land to settle down, and when he entered Dongjun, he learned that the military advisor of Wagangzhai was now the world-famous Pushan Gong Li Mi.

Li Mi's greatest ability is a mouth, no matter who comes to him, he takes it very seriously, and will never make people feel that he has been treated coldly. And Li Mi's biggest advantage is that he will be an official, anyway, it is a reward that does not cost money, he is happy to install a general's official position to each of his subordinates, and in the end, there are so many generals in Wagangzhai that he can't even remember how many.

Wei Liu'er remembered that he was sealed by Li as General Mingwei.

It's just that he has taken refuge in Wagangzhai for more than half a month, and Wei Liu'er still doesn't know what kind of military general he is like this Mingwei general.

Wei Liu'er rode on horseback and looked around, spat a mouthful of grass ash and scolded: "Li Wenxiang, that bastard, Mi Gong asked him to inspect the southeast of the camp, I patrol the northeast to beware of the people and horses of Yanyunzhai sneaking over to sneak attack while the grass is high and dense, Lao Tzu is responsible for leading the soldiers to patrol every day, Li Wenxiang is good, damn it, his mother's torches and weeds are all lit, and what the fuck says once and for all!" ”

He spat at again and continued to scold: "The most infuriating thing is that after that bastard's defeat last year, there were less than 2,000 people left, just because he came half a month earlier than Lao Tzu, Mi Gong actually made him a prestige general." ”

He scolded and turned his head to ask his own personal soldier team Zhang Zaixing: "Tell me, is Lao Tzu, the general Mingwei, older, or is Li Wenxiang, the grandson of the turtle, the general Yangwei?" ”

"Naturally, it's General Mingwei!"

Zhang Zaixing swore and said: "I asked Zhao Xiaosan, the personal soldier of the secret duke, and he told me that the generals of the secret duke are in the order of the martial tiger and the eagle. From the third grade is General Wu Ben, the fourth grade is General Hu Ben, from the fourth grade is General Yingyang, from the fifth grade is General Mingwei, from the fifth grade is General Yangwei. ”

"Wang Bodang is a general Wu Ben, if it is a general Wu Ben, it is on the third grade."

Wei Liu'er thought for a while and said: "From the third grade, there is a fart, not that Li Xian, the big boss of Yanyunzhai, was almost killed by an arrow, 15,000 elite soldiers of the vanguard army, less than 3,000 people escaped after a battle, and the official can have a fart, not a wreck." If Lao Tzu is replaced as a vanguard general, can he be so embarrassed? ”

Zhang Zaixing hurriedly said: "Don't talk about Wang Bodang, even if you are the champion general Shan Xiongxin, who is a second-grade general, he is more than a step worse than you." It's just that they are all old people in Wagangzhai and have taken advantage. In addition, when Mi Gong was in trouble, it was Zhai Rang who sent troops to help, and this friendship Mi Gong will naturally not forget. ”

"The one I don't like the most is Zhai Rang, general, don't you think that Zhai Rang has already regarded himself as the emperor? Mi Gong looks up to him, respects him as the lord of Wagangzhai, and listens to his orders, that is Mi Gong's benevolence and righteousness! It's just that Na Zhai Rang has no self-knowledge at all, it is said that he was polite to Mi Gong at first, but later there were more and more people in Wagangzhai, but he became more and more angry, and he also pointed fingers when talking to Mi Gong. ”

Zhang Zaixing said dissatisfied: "The heroes from all walks of life who came to Wagangzhai, I calculate, Meng Rang, Hao Xiaode, Wang Deren, Li Shicai, Zhang Qian, Heishe, Baishe, Hu Donkey, Li Deqian, plus Li Wenxiang, which one is not a powerful figure?" Which is not a hero who dominates the world? Everyone came to Wagangzhai, is it for the sake of his Zhai Rang's face? ”

"Whew!"

Zhang Zaixing scolded: "I just look at the injustice, why do you come to the secret prince, but you still have to look at Zhai Rang's face?" ”

Wei Liu'er pouted and said: "Zhai Rang is the lord of Wagangzhai after all, I don't like that Shan Xiongxin the most, he is obviously a short man, and he prefers to pretend to be big, and he keeps a straight face all day as if he is the lord of Wagangzhai." Look at his virtue before the division of troops, and he still dislikes the official boy who was given to him by Mi Gong, what a force! ”

Zhang Zaixing flattered him a few more words, and couldn't help but ask curiously in his heart: "General, why did Mi Gong suddenly order troops to be sent to patrol outside the camp a few nights ago?" Did Mi Gong get some news? Yanyunzhai's men and horses want to attack? ”

"Who knows!"

Wei Liu'er took off the wine bag and rinsed his mouth, spat off a mouthful of grass ash and scolded: "Damn, patrol, isn't our brother guilty?" And that Li Wenxiang, who was stabbed a thousand times, is really not a fucking thing, set fire, why didn't he burn his own crotch? ”

While scolding, Zhang Zaixing was suddenly stunned for a moment, and then asked uncertainly: "General, is the wind getting stronger in front?" ”

If you go with the wind, how can the wind in front of you get stronger?

Wei Liu'er followed Zhang Zaixing's guidance and looked forward, and his fierce eyes widened: "Where is the damn wind, blow the horn, blow the horn quickly, the enemy is attacking!" ”

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Pei Xingyan said that Li Xian moved and asked him to lead his troops to attack the big camp in Wagangzhai, Li Xian saw that his morale was available, so he gave him 3,000 cavalry, telling him that he could only feint and test Li Mi's reality and reality. Pei Renji repeatedly pleaded with Li Xian, saying that he was willing to lead the army to attack with his son Pei Xingyan, and the shame of Xue's defeat in the hands of Wagangzhai at the beginning.

Victory and defeat are common things in soldiers, and I don't know how he remembers a defeat so ruthlessly, and often mentions it to others, sooner or later, he will take revenge and hatred. Everyone initially persuaded him to say a few words, and he looked at everything, but he couldn't listen to it, as long as the names of Zhai Rang Shan Xiongxin and others were mentioned, he would scold. In fact, to put it simply, he was his own underestimated enemy that day, fell into the trap set by Xu Shiji, and was defeated by himself, and he couldn't complain about others.

Li Xian couldn't stand his begging, so he agreed to let him go on the expedition with Pei Xingyan.

The father and son led 3,000 cavalry out of the camp and then went all the way to the west, because they were walking against the wind, and the grass ash on the horse's hooves drifted backwards, but even then everyone was soon covered with grass ash, and each one looked as if he had just crawled out of the soil. Originally, Pei Xingyan should have led the army to attack the next day after the discussion was over a few days ago, but who would have thought that a fire suddenly broke out that night, burning for two days and three nights, and the dispatch of troops has been delayed until today.

Pei Renji rode beside his son, and looked at his son Pei Xingyan, who had a dusty face but could not hide his excitement, he opened his mouth, and the appearance of wanting to speak was uncomfortable.

"Father, do you have something to say to me?"

Pei Xingyan asked as he wiped a handful of grass ash that fascinated his eyes.

"Nope!"

Pei Renji hurriedly shook his head and said: "I just want to remind you, remember the words of the lord, don't be reckless, don't attack blindly for a while, just test it." If the people of Wagangzhai go out to fight, and there are too many troops than us, don't be strong, and there will be no shame in withdrawing and planning in the long run. ”

"What are you afraid of!"

Pei Xingyan pursed his lips and said: "The lord arranged for General Qin to be a backup, with my ability, coupled with General Qin's means, what is Li Mi afraid of?" ”

"Yuanqing!"

Pei Renji frowned and said angrily: "You have received twenty military sticks, why haven't you remembered anything at all!" If you are impulsive today, don't blame your father for being ruthless and order you to be tied up! ”

"Don't!"

Pei Xingyan hurriedly waved his hand and said, "You tied me up, how can you beat me?" I promise you that if you can't win, you will fight, and if you can't win, you will run, okay? ”

"Today's battle, you have to listen to me!"

Pei Renji said solemnly.

"Listen!"

Pei Xingyan said with a hippie smile: "Listening to Lao Tzu's words, it is justified. ”

Pei Renji nodded, and as soon as he showed a smile, he suddenly heard the scout in front of him shouting: "There are enemy cavalry five miles ahead!" There are about 1,000 people! ”

"A thousand?"

Pei Xingyan smiled and said, "Then what are you waiting for, rush over with me and kill him!" ”

He slammed the horse and rushed forward, but Pei Renji reached out to pull it but was half a beat slower. He looked at the back of his son riding out, and suddenly an irrepressible panic arose in his heart.