Defeat is like a mountain!

The night sky at the beginning of February was dark and foggy! A breeze with a faint fishy smell blew through the fields and hills, and it also blew away the battlefield that Jī had just fought! The breeze blew away the smell of blood and the howls of the dying wounded, but it could not take away the corpses of the soldiers who had died on the ground, and the battlefield was full of cold corpses, and the land soaked in blood.

In the darkness of the night, a defeated army scattered in the battlefield was fleeing to the east in panic, and they did not even dare to light torches, but could only march forward with a faint light in the night.

The defeated army gradually moved away, until it was no longer completely visible to the fire of the pursuers behind them, and the terrifying shouts of killing that made them frightened. But the leader who had lost his armor on the horse at the head of the team did not dare to be careless, and from time to time lowered his voice and shouted, "Speed up and keep running east!" ”

I don't know how long I ran again, and suddenly there was a sound of rushing water in front of me.

The leader in front raised his hand and shouted in a low voice, "Rest in place for a quarter of an hour!" Wang San, you immediately lead the brothers to explore the way and see where we are! ”

Under the faint light, it can be seen that the leader is a red-faced man, but he is not wearing the general's battle armor, but wearing a black sè Mingguang armor of an ordinary sergeant of the Great Sui, and the helmet is also missing at this time, and his long hair is also scattered. But under his jaw he had a long head and a long beard, and although he was embarrassed at this time, the beautiful beard was well packed in a beard bag. As soon as he stopped, he couldn't wait to examine his beard, and when he saw that it was still in good condition, he let out a long breath.

Next to him, a scribe in a white cloth robe and about thirty years old turned his head with some disdain. I thought about it, and I was still thinking about his beard.

This scribe is a native of Julu County, although his ancestor is a descendant of one of the four gentlemen of the Warring States, but by the time he arrived, he had already fallen into the middle of the family. There is a prominent ancestor in the sky, but the family is surrounded by walls. Fortunately, although his family is poor, he has read poetry and books since he was a child, and he is also a little talented in the neighborhood. When he was at his poorest, the county treasure of Julu County admired his talent and specially invited him to be a clerk under him.

Last month, Li Yuan in Beijing was promoted to the left servant of Shangshu, and Li Valve was promoted to the rank of official one by one.

Yuan Bao and Li Yuan also have some origins, so Yuan Bao saw that the Li family was so popular in the court now, and he also had the idea of borrowing some Qingfeng in his heart. He collected a lot of valuable gifts in the county, wrote an eager letter, and sent his clerk Wei Zheng to Kyoto with five or six people.

Wei won the task and went to Kyoto, but he didn't expect to meet a wandering bandit army halfway, not only was the gift robbed, but even he himself was coerced by the bandits. Fortunately, the bandit army saw that he was dressed in a Confucian robe, and after hearing that he was a scribe who could write well, he was immediately pulled by the bandit leader to be a staff clerk.

However, Wei Zhengxin was in Cao Ying, and after only a few days in the bandit army, he had already expected that this was a bandit who could not make the climate. In addition to being perfunctory all day, he was bent on escaping.

It's a pity that he was unlucky, and before he could find a chance to escape, Song Laosheng was suddenly killed by the court's Cong Sipin Huyalang. Song Laosheng killed nearly 10,000 bandit soldiers who cried for their fathers and shouted for their mothers, and fled in all directions, only hating their fathers and mothers for giving birth to two tuǐ.

Originally, Wei Zheng wanted to stay and wait for the official army to rescue him, but he didn't expect that the bandit leader actually valued him very much, and when he was defeated, he didn't forget to let people take him and escape.

The bandit leader put a beard back on his beard on the horse, and scolded angrily, "Song Laosheng, who is a straight thief, is so good that Guan Long is not stupid, and he actually ran to the Central Plains." Grandpa, I didn't rob his daughter, and second, I didn't dig his ancestral grave, so why do I have to get along with my grandfather. Strategist, what do you think we should do now? ”

Wei Zheng didn't want to pay attention to him, but thinking about how embarrassed he was killed before, but this bandit leader still took him with him, and it was still affectionate and righteous. With a sigh, Wei Zheng said, "If my expectations are correct, then we have already run in the wrong direction in the dark night before. We didn't keep running to the east, but to the southeast, and the sound of water in front of us was the Yellow River nine times out of ten. According to the time distance, it is possible that our current Jinggen is either in the north of Xingyang or in the north of Dongjun. ”,

The bandit leader was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and said with a big tuǐ, "What? We actually ran back to Tongnan? Didn't I keep asking everyone to run to Hebei? My mother, this Henan is near Kyoto, aren't we sheep in the mouth of the tiger? As he spoke, Wang San, who had sent a pathfinder before, rode back on a war horse.

"The report is in charge, we have found that the river in front is the Yellow River, to the north is the canal, to the west is Xingyang, to the south is Dongjun, and to the south is Jijun!"

The red-faced bandit frowned, and said, "You can't go to the west, it's too close to the eastern capital." We can't go to the north, and the plagued Song Laosheng is waiting for us with soldiers and horses. Now there are only two roads left, either to Ji County or to Dong County, military division, where do you say we are going? ”

Wei Zheng sighed in his heart when he saw that he trusted him so much at this time, although he didn't want to be blue. But he has been with the thieves for nearly a month, and even if he can go back then, he can't say clearly. After Wei Zheng sighed, he had no choice but to accept his fate.

"After this defeat, the strength of the rebel army has dropped greatly, and now Guan Jian must know how many men and horses there are.

If the strength still exists, it should be transferred to Jianghuai in Shandong, where most of the imperial army is now transferred to Liaodong. At this time, Shandong Jianghuai should have development. ”

The red-faced man shook his head and said dejectedly, "I have already counted more than 10,000 brothers, and now there are less than 2,000 left, and nearly half of them are injured. With such a small number of people, it is impossible to run so far to Shandong Jianghuai. This road is far away, and it may be swallowed up by the imperial court soldiers and other men and horses at any time. ”

Wei Zheng continued, "Then we only have one way left, cross the Yellow River to the south and go to Dongjun, and then make plans." ”

"Plans? What else can be planned? This time we're home. I heard that there is a Wagang village in Dongjun, and recently they have made a lot of noise, and most of Dongjun has now fallen into their hands. Moreover, the soldiers are strong and strong, and it is rumored that there are nearly 100,000 horses. In my opinion, we might as well go to Wagang. ”

"The big boss, there is a way that would rather be the head of the chicken than the tail of the phoenix, and the big boss is really willing to succumb to others?"

"The situation is stronger than people, even if I don't want to, what can I do? Right now, with these brothers, we have nowhere to stay. If they continued to run for their lives like this, all these wounded brothers would die. We have to find a place to stay and let the brothers heal their wounds and get over this hurdle.

If it's not going well, we'll make plans again! ”

Wei Zheng no longer persuaded "Then let's go south, I hope this is a good decision." ”

After resting for a while, the defeated army moved again and headed straight south. After walking along the Yellow River for a long time, they found a small fishing village before dawn, and the defeated army rushed to this sea village. After a hearty meal, he collected all the boats from the fishing village and crossed the Yellow River for half a day.

After crossing the river, the defeated army still did not dare to stay and went straight south.

"Strategist, where are we?"

Wei Zheng rode on his horse and looked around, "Big boss, we just crossed the border between Xingyang and Dongjun, not far from our west, is the famous dangerous Jindi Pass, but we just walked on the trail, so we didn't pass by." After another day's walk, we will be able to reach Wagang in the south of Huaxian County. ”

The red-faced, long-bearded man pointed to a valley in front of him, and said, "Send the order down, let the brethren work harder, and when they reach the valley, they will rest there for half an hour." ”

The valley he was pointing to was not far away, but it would take half an hour to reach the dead horses in Wangshan. At this time, deep in the valley, there was a camp tent, and in the woods next to it, there were thousands of war horses tied.

A knight rushed into the valley with the sound of hooves, and went straight to the big tent in the middle.

"Report, a group of soldiers and horses was found on the west path, about 2,000 people, and about 300 cavalry, no banner, no unified armor and equipment, not like the imperial court soldiers and horses! We're still half an hour away. ”

At this time, more than a dozen people were gathering in the tent, and they all turned their heads when they heard the words.

"Could it be that those greedy guys in Kyoto are chasing here?" As soon as the spy's words fell, a young man shouted.

Another man shook his head, "This is already out of the border of Xingyang, and it is already within the scope of Dongjun. No matter how greedy those people in Kyoto are, they are unlikely to chase them here, bite the gold, you take a group of brothers to investigate, remember to pay attention to hiding your whereabouts, do not be violent, no matter who comes, you must come back first to discuss and then make a decision. ”

"Uncle Bao, rest assured, now is the critical moment, everything is most important to find the handsome, I won't be unable to distinguish the severity." Cheng Yanjin replied, turned around and left the tent.

The group of men and horses living in this valley on the border between Xingyang and Dongjun was none other than the remnants of Chen Kefu's defection from Kyoto, which the imperial court was looking for. Qin Qiong, Cheng Yanjin, Luo Shixin, Wei Chigong,

Luo Lin, Fang Xuanling, Eldest Sun Wuji and others are all here.

On the same day, they were raided by the Li brothers, Chen Kefu was stabbed and fell into the river, Qin Qiong and others were full of grief and anger, and fought back against the Li family and horses. Seeing that the Li family was about to be defeated and retreated, a Praetorian Guard army in Kyoto arrived again, Qin Qiong and the others were outnumbered, and finally they were killed. Fortunately, Qin Qiong and the others were all generals and colonels who had survived a hundred battles on the battlefield in Liaodong, and although they were defeated, no one could stop them from fleeing with their lives.

Qin Qiong and the others fled along the river, while searching for Chen Kefu's figure by the river, but unfortunately the time was in a hurry, and in the end, they only hurriedly searched for it to no avail, and were forced by the Praetorian Guards to go away.!