Liang Xiao accompanied Li Guang to the camp that Cheng didn't know. As soon as they met, Li Guang grabbed two steps, took Cheng Buzhi's hand and shook it vigorously, and laughed loudly: "Old Cheng, did you have a good fight this time?" ”

Cheng didn't know and didn't answer the rhetorical question. "Lao Li, which one are you playing? 15,000 horsemen defeated 20,000 Huns, and won so easily, it was really eye-opening. To tell you the truth, when I first heard the news, I sweated for you. ”

Li Guang smiled even more happily. "Lao Cheng, I received your affection. To tell you the truth, it wasn't my idea, it was this kid's idea. Li Guang pulled Liang Xiao in front of Cheng Buzhi and did not hide the appreciation in his eyes. After the forced landing of King Hugh Tu, we captured 30,000 Hun war horses. As far as I want, all who can ride horses will go into battle, and at least 30,000 horsemen will be gathered. But he insisted on one man and three horses, and I couldn't resist him, so I had to listen to him. ”

Cheng Buzhi has been a veteran for many years, and he understood the truth as soon as he heard it. He stroked the short beard under his chin and nodded repeatedly. "Liang Junhou, this is your experience in the Western Regions. One person and three horses, such an extravagant cavalry configuration, even the Huns are rare, only you Liang Junhou can do it. ”

Liang Xiao smiled and gave a salute. "General Cheng, you are a senior, so you don't need to laugh at me, right? If you can afford to be a boy, you can call me the same as General Li. ”

Cheng Buzhi smiled and nodded. "Since the prince is so humble, then my old Cheng is better than obeying his fate." He glanced at Li Guang and said half-truthfully: "Lao Li, this time you got your wish, two great victories, and the marquis is a certainty." Don't be stingy when the time comes. Drink for three days. ”

Li Guang laughed. patted Cheng Buzhi's hand vigorously and squeezed his eyes. "Lao Cheng, don't be in a hurry to calculate me, I have merit, but you don't? When the time comes, we will be feudal together, and if you eat me, I won't eat yours? ”

Cheng Buzhi smiled bitterly and shook his head. "I have some credit. Feng Hou is only afraid that there are still some bearded brains. ”

Liang Xiao said: "The general is loyal to the country, regardless of personal gains and losses, first sent Wei Qing and others to assist General Han, and personally led his troops to assist General Li, even if the number of beheadings is smaller, the credit is obvious to all." I believe that as long as His Majesty's strategic intentions can be realized in the end, His Majesty will certainly not treat the general badly. ”

"Huh." Cheng Buzhi laughed twice and did not comment. In his opinion, Liang Xiao was just comforting him. Although the rule that you can't be a marquis without merit has long been broken. But for a martial artist like him with no family background, I'm afraid few people will stand up and speak for him. Li Guang was lucky. With subordinates like Liang Xiao in order to give advice and help him earn war merits, he had no luck and could only accept his fate.

When Li Guang saw it, he laughed loudly and pulled Cheng Buzhi to take a seat. "Lao Cheng, I came today just to discuss it with you. You see, this battle is fought together, and when we repay the merits, we also report together, how about it? ”

Cheng Buzhi was stunned for a moment, and looked at Li Guang in surprise, a little unable to believe his ears. Joint retribution? The danger is not small. If the number of beheadings is divided, not only him, but even Li Guang may not be able to get enough military merits. This is his most promising marquis, and he is willing to do it?

"Don't look at me like that." Li Guang knew it and laughed twice. "It's true that I'm a little reluctant, but I can't take advantage of your old Cheng, don't you say? The brothers still have to settle the accounts, whoever should belong is who's, the head is not enough, let's go and cut it again. The Aries King has run away, hasn't the King of Lou Fu run yet? Isn't it enough to find a way to kill all 20,000 people? ”

Cheng Buzhi was overjoyed, and his depression was swept away. Li Guang offered to share the credit with him, what else could he say. Li Guang is right, if he can completely annihilate the 20,000 horsemen of the Wang's department, the number of beheadings should be about the same. If the Son of Heaven is in a good mood and relaxes the conditions a little, it is entirely possible to give them a few people to be crowned together.

"Lao Li, you are a man." Cheng Buzhi's face was slightly red with excitement, and he held Li Guang's arm and shook it vigorously. "I thank you for my soldiers."

"Hahaha, what are you doing so politely, without your help, it would be difficult for us to win." Li Guang was in a good mood and laughed profusely.

Cheng Buzhi immediately convened the generals to discuss the matter and conveyed Li Guang's suggestion to all the generals. When these generals heard this, they were all overjoyed. They didn't dare to count on the marquis, but none of them wanted to fight to the death, and in the end they could only watch others receive their rewards. If Li Guang really wants to share it, they can't help it, after all, the system of the imperial court is there, and now Li Guang has taken the initiative to ask for a share of the merit for them, how can they not want it.

For a while, morale was high, a group of harmony, and the sound of compliments was endless, making Li Guangmei smile.

Taking this opportunity, Cheng Buzhi discussed with Li Guang how to annihilate the building and annoy the royal department. As soon as you say and I say it, everyone is riveting, and we must work together to fight a beautiful battle and make up enough heads.

Excitement is excitement, but it is not a simple matter to really annihilate the king of the building.

This has to do with the topography of the stone barrier.

Shimenshui crosses the Yin Mountain, and on both sides is a mountainous area that is not conducive to marching. King Lou Fu occupied the mountain pass, and if he wanted to escape, the Han army would not be able to stop him even if he had enough cavalry, and the best result would be to gather all the cavalry in pursuit.

30,000 against 20,000, you can win, but it is difficult to annihilate them all, once you encounter other Xiongnu tribes, you really can't say who will kill the deer.

"It would be nice if I could intercept him in the upper reaches of Shimen Water." Cheng Buzhi clenched his fists in frustration and gently tapped his legs. "It doesn't take much, as long as there are 10,000 foot soldiers in formation, it is enough to block the King of Lou Fu in the mountains."

"I'm afraid it's too late, and when you rush upstream, I'm afraid he'll already run away." Li Guang was also a little angry. If you can't completely annihilate the royal department, and the number of beheadings is not enough, many people will be affected. "Shall I go?"

"Cavalry?" Cheng didn't know it with a skeptical look.

Li Guang smacked his lips, and he was a little unsure. Riding for riding, he is not sure of victory. Riding instead of traveling, the equipment is insufficient, and the combat effectiveness is greatly affected. And it would be too wasteful to use the cavalry as footmen.

Everyone looked at each other, and the atmosphere was a little dull for a while.

Liang Xiao couldn't find any good way, so he thought about it for a long time, but there was no good way to break the enemy. Speaking of which. There are still not enough horses. If you can have six or seven hundred thousand war horses like the Tang Dynasty. That's cool. Even foot soldiers can use horses to walk.

Traveling by horse? Liang Xiao suddenly had a flash of inspiration, like waking up from a dream. Although it is impossible for him to conjure hundreds of thousands of war horses out of thin air, it is still possible to provide a substitute horse for Cheng Buzhi in a short period of time.

"General, I have a way, maybe it works."

"Do you have a way?" Li Guang and Cheng Buzhi exchanged glances, and said in unison: "Come and listen." ”

Liang Xiao got up and went out of the queue, and he didn't know how to bow his hand to Li Guang and Cheng. "General, we have a lot of horses. Just now, a lot of war horses have been captured, and it is roughly estimated that there are at least 20,000 horses in reserve. If you provide 20,000 spare horses to General Cheng, let the soldiers under his command march on horses and go around to the upper reaches of Shimen Water......"

The people present were all experienced generals, and halfway through Liang Xiao's words, they understood, and they suddenly woke up like a dream, and applauded.

Let the foot pawn march on horseback, and the speed can be at least doubled. Even some foot soldiers are not good enough to take part in battle. There's nothing wrong with marching on horseback, but it's not going to work. You can also tie them to the horse, as long as they don't fall off the horse.

Besides, this section of the road is not too far, it is five or six hundred miles at full duty, and if you travel day and night, you can reach it in two days. In order to be rewarded for meritorious service, what is the suffering of two days of bumps?

If it comes, it not only solves the problem of the speed of the foot soldiers, but also does not need to replace the foot soldiers with cavalry, the duration is not long, and the horsepower loss is limited, so as not to have a fatal impact on the subsequent actions.

Cheng Buzhi was overjoyed, and Li Guang was even more excited. Liang Xiao is his subordinate, and proposing such a subtle plan really gives him a face.

The opportunity cannot be lost, the time will not come, Li Guang and Cheng Buzhi quickly made a decision: the two joint operations, Cheng Buzhi Zhangbu, Li Guang Zhangbu, 30,000 cavalry rushed to the upper reaches of Shimen Water at the same time, in order to ensure combat effectiveness, all the thousands of soldiers who were seriously injured were left, led by Gongsun Rongnu, who already had the capital of the marquis, to cooperate with Han Anguo's action. It was also a rare opportunity for him, not every lieutenant had the opportunity to command a few thousand people.

The plan has been decided, Cheng Buzhi and Li Guang jointly wrote a military report to Han Anguo, hoping that Han Anguo will find a way to drag down King Lou and buy them time.

The news sent that night, Han Anguo's reply arrived the next morning. He agreed to Li Guang and Cheng Buzhi's plan, retreated at the right time, and launched another attack three days later.

Li Guang and Cheng Buzhi immediately took action, and 10,000 cavalry and 20,000 foot soldiers rode war horses, dragged chariots, and hurried westward.

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Wei Qing galloped on his horse, released the bowstring, and a feathered arrow galloped out, and the Hun scouts who ran for their lives fell off their horses with arrows, rolled a few times, and just stood up, Wei Tao rode his horse and rushed to the ground again.

Several guards turned over and dismounted, held down the Hun scouts, and dragged them in front of Wei Qing.

After interrogation, Wei Qing breathed a sigh of relief and ordered someone to drag the prisoners down and detain them together. In the past two days, they have captured nearly 100 Hun scouts. Judging from the information obtained from the interrogation, King Lou Fu has not yet figured out the situation of the Aries King's department. Li Guang and Cheng Buzhi did not know the disappearance of 30,000 foot riders, and they did not pay enough attention to him.

He probably thought that the Aries King had successfully blocked Li Guang and Cheng Buzhi and shared the pressure for him, but he didn't know that the Aries King had been completely defeated, and Li Guang and Cheng Buzhi were rushing to copy his back road.

It's no wonder that the Aries King has 30,000 horsemen, and Li Guang and Cheng Buzhi have only 40,000 horsemen combined, and there is no advantage, and the situation may be advantageous.

The Huns' contempt for the Han army has been endorsed by decades of results, and it has been deeply rooted, and it can not be eliminated overnight.

"This Wu'er is enough for a chicken thief." Wei Tao rushed over and kept grinning. "Trick the Huns like fools."

Wei Qing got off the horse, touched the war knife on his waist, glanced at Wei Tao, and laughed softly: "You are envious, right?" ”

Wei Tao laughed twice. "What do I envy him for, follow you, isn't he the same meritorious service? I said, King Lou Fu is dying, don't you plan to rob people's heads? ”

Wei Qing's eyes flashed slightly, and he was silent for a moment. "Life and death are fate, wealth is in the sky, how can you fight for it."

Wei Tao pouted disapprovingly. "Then according to what you say, we might as well play in Chang'an, waiting for wealth to fall from the sky, why do we have to come here?"

"Come here...... Wei Qing pulled out half of his sword, his eyes shrunk. It is because I want to prove Your Majesty's wisdom with the sword in my hand, so as not to be criticized. If Liang Xiao refuses to do something that affects the overall situation because of personal interests, I am willing to do it? ”――

(To be continued.) )