Sell water.

I saw a camp set up on the bank of the river, and at this time the smoke curled in the camp, obviously burying the pot to make rice. On the banks of the river, groups of Da Zhou soldiers were cutting wood from the forest, preparing to lay pontoon bridges.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, a general in battle armor was frowning, staring at the map on the case, he was the right eagle Yangwei general, Zhang Jiujie. Some time ago, the Gu River flooded, washing away the only wooden bridge on the river. If the army wanted to cross the river, there were two options: either take a detour upstream and cross the river 200 miles away, or lay a pontoon bridge. But the detour will enter the boundary of Youzhou, and it will be discovered by the Khitan outposts, so the raid on Pingzhou will become an empty word, and if you can't complete Your Highness's task, you won't want to be promoted in the future. Therefore, Zhang Jiujie chose to lay a pontoon bridge on the spot and strive to cross the Gushui the next day.

But Zhang Jiujie's heart always felt a little strange, as if something was going to happen. I just thought about all the possibilities, but I couldn't figure it out. So, he issued an order, "Order all departments to hurry up the rotation of meals, tomorrow morning, if General Ben can't see the pontoon bridge paved, military law will serve!" ”

At this time, forty miles away, 30,000 Khitan cavalry were galloping on horseback, bringing up a cloud of dust, but after a while, they came to a village and looked at the road monument, which said Huangni Town!

The leader is very majestic, that is, the Khitan general Li Kaigu, beside his son-in-law, Li Kailuo, is also a tiger general, is a rare good man in the Khitan tribe, this year is only twenty-eight years old, because he is very brave, Li Kaigu took a fancy to him, so he married his daughter to him, and also made his surname Li.

Among the Khitan aristocracy, the surname Li was given by Li Shimin, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, the dignity is incomparable, and the Khitan people are also proud of their surname Li. It can be seen from this that the Zhenguan period. How deep is the influence of the Tang Dynasty on the Khitan and other ethnic groups.

Suddenly, Li Kaigu grabbed the reins of the horse, the war horse neighed, and the person stood up, Li Kaigu yelled: "Stop! ”

Immediately, the Khitan cavalry behind him reined in the reins of the horses one by one, and their faces showed doubts, what is the general?

Li Kaigu ordered: "According to the intelligence. Zhang Jiujie is afraid that he is blocked on the south bank of Gushui at this time, so it is only more than thirty miles away, if Zhang Jiujie sends a scout to explore the horse. Our army will inevitably be discovered, so we will not be able to do our best to annihilate Zhang Jiujie, and we will have the great trust of the general to order all teams. Secluded rest. Stay until it's dark and steal the camp at night! ”

Although the Khitan generals were very unconvinced by Li Kaigu, they also knew that Li Kaigu was a rare Khitan general, so they took orders one by one.

After waiting for the generals to leave, Li Kailuo bowed down and asked: "Uncle Yue, if you are full of energy at this time, you may be able to catch Zhang Jiujie off guard, and if it drags on until night." Wouldn't that let Zhang Jiujie run? ”

Li Kaigu smiled slightly and said, "The purpose of this battle." I have said that General Yu, Zhang Jiujie has 20,000 soldiers, training for a long time, and I have a lot of contact with the Khitan outpost, although the two sides have won and lost each other, but my Khitan sentry has always been pressed on one side, it can be seen that Zhang Jiujie is also a person who knows the soldiers. My army has been running for two days in a row, and the people are sleepy and tired, if we break up Zhang Jiujie in one go, it will be enough, what if we can't disperse? Wouldn't that give Zhang Jiujie a chance to fight back? Therefore, stealing the camp at night is the best policy, even if it can't be fully successful, our department can ensure that it is safe. ”

The soldiers and horses of the Khitan people are all based on their own tribesmen, so many times the Khitan generals take the preservation of strength as their primary responsibility, and only by preserving their strength can they have more rights, women, property, land, cattle and sheep and so on within the Khitan.

Although Li Kailuo doesn't quite understand why his father-in-law is like this, although he is a tribal warrior, he is also a man who knows how to respect the elders and the young, not to mention that his mother-in-law is not a fuel-efficient lamp!

In this way, the 30,000 Khitan soldiers, like hunters about to hunt, temporarily hibernated in the jungle of Huangni Village and the mountain col, gnawing on the hard pieces of air-dried meat, while waiting for night to fall.

At the same time, on a low hill behind the Khitan army, a young Da Zhou soldier poked out his head, looked around, and said: "Huo Chang, the Khitan people are gone!" ”

Immediately, nine heads poked out in a row, and one of them said: "Dong Wu, you kid is not clever enough, the Khitan people are hiding, do you see that village?" The village had long been deserted, so there was a lot of room for soldiers to hide. However, you kid is still very good, if you make meritorious service this time, I will remember your first merit. ”

The little soldier smiled and said, "Then thank you for the long time." ”

"Thank you, do you still have the pancake fruit that the little lady gave you? Take it out and try it out for everyone! The fire chief's eyes stared at Dong Wu, for fear that Dong Wu would say that it was gone. The others also grunted in their throats, apparently swallowing.

Dong Wu was speechless for a while, that was brought to him by the old lady and relatives and friends in Zhuozhou, what a little lady, it was the old lady! But Dong Wu didn't dare to say that the old lady was sent by an old acquaintance in Fanyang County.

Immediately, he pulled out an oiled paper bag from the baggage behind him, and when he opened it, he only smelled the tantalizing aroma of a roll of pancake fruit.

The fire chief smiled and said, "Good boy, there are so many, this time, you must be credited." As he spoke, he stretched out his big hand, took two directly, brought them to his mouth, bit them fiercely, and shouted: "Incense! ”

The others didn't say a word, they picked one up one after another and started eating.

Since Dong Wu came to the first squad of scouts, there have been delicious things every three or five times, and they have eaten a lot of big men. This is not false at all, so they can only credit most of the credit to Dong Wu's head. But Dong Wu didn't seem to care about the credit, which made them very strange. Fortunately, Dong Wu, this kid is still clever and kind, and the big guy doesn't care about Dong Wu's specialness.

Seeing these soldiers gobbling up, Dong Wu sighed in his heart, he didn't know the suffering of the people at home, and this time he came out, but after a month, he seemed to have lived for a few years.

After everyone had eaten their fill, they took their skins and drank water, and the fire chief said: "The Khitans have been going down in this direction, judging by my years of experience, I am afraid that the Khitans already know the whereabouts of General Zhang." Now that the Khitans have stopped, I guess they are resting. ”

Immediately, the fire chief looked at the sky and said, "It's almost dark at this time." I think they were going to wait for it to get dark to attack the camp, and General Zhang was probably not prepared for the Khitans to attack from behind. ”

Dong Yong asked, "Fire Chief, then let's hurry up and inform!" ”

Ha ha!

Forthwith. Everyone laughed, and the fire chief scolded: "You rookie egg, the Khitans are hibernating, we will not be shot into hedgehogs directly, but the detour, it is obviously too late, and although we are equipped with two horses." But the horses were too tired to be used. ”

Dong Wu didn't care, and then asked, "Fire Chief." So what do we do? ”

The fire chief smiled: "Well, the kid is good! Let's rest first, and when it gets dark, when the Khitans raid. Let's shoot the Cloud-piercing Arrow! General Zhang will definitely be able to see it. At that point, it is natural to be prepared! So, boy, if you want to sleep now, let's squint quickly, maybe we'll have to toss another night tonight! ”

Dong Yong didn't close his eyes, but thought about Huo Chang's words. is such an experienced scout fire leader, and he can't even compare. It seems that there are too many things to learn, and I only knew how to practice martial arts before, but I didn't know that there were more important things than martial arts. No wonder my father didn't like their brothers, who only knew how to practice martial arts.

The night gradually covered the sky, and suddenly, a person came out of the mountain col, but in a moment, a group of Khitans slowly gathered, and finally, a low shout was heard, "Let's go!" The Khitan soldiers immediately mounted their horses and marched along the official road towards Gushui.

When the Khitan army disappeared into the official road, the Great Zhou scout team on the low mountain poked their heads out one by one. The fire chief said, "Hurry up to the hill ahead and shoot the cloud-piercing arrow!" ”

On the shore of Gushui, dozens of bonfires are burning, and groups of soldiers carry chopped wood and place them on the shore, and there are people on the shore who drive piles and pave bridges. In the camp, the soldiers of the big Zhou in each tent had already fallen asleep.

The big tent of the Chinese army, but Zhang Jiujie couldn't sleep, so he simply got up and put on his clothes and walked out of the big tent to inspect the barracks. This place is not far from the salt works, and if one is not careful, those little ladies and daughters-in-law will burrow into the barracks, and since the new military discipline norms have been issued to the ministries, these old bad habits must be eradicated. Therefore, Zhang Jiujie was very cautious, and every time before camping, he had to reiterate military discipline.

After walking for most of the circle, Zhang Jiujie's face showed a look of satisfaction, at least he had not found any sergeants who violated military discipline.

Suddenly, someone outside the camp shouted, "Look, there's a shooting star in the sky!" ”

Zhang Jiujie was about to scold, but when he looked up, he saw three sparks suddenly disappearing in the night sky, and he was suddenly startled, what kind of signal is this? Could it be that there is a Great Zhou army nearby? Judging by the distance, it is only twenty miles away.

Suddenly, Zhang Jiujie shouted: "Drumming! Assemble the whole army! There is an enemy stealing camp! ”

The guards immediately ran to the drum stand, picked up the drumsticks and beat the war drums.

At this time, the Khitan army was coming twenty miles away without hurry, and when they saw the three sparks flying into the night sky and then disappearing, they were also stunned for a while, not knowing what they were. When he heard the loud drums in front of him, Li Kaigu suddenly understood that the three sparks must be the things that reported the news. But now the arrow has to be sent.

Li Kaigu shouted: "Khitan sons, Zhou Gou has enslaved my Khitan for a long time, and the general ordered me to wait for the total annihilation of Zhang Jiujie, sons, in front of Zhang Jiujie camp, kill me!" ”

"Whew!"

The Khitan soldiers suddenly shouted happily, and the unrestrained spirit of the steppe men was fully revealed, and they frantically whipped their war horses and rushed towards the camp in front.

Behind the Khitans, the Great Zhou scout team followed from afar, hoping to complete this mission and let Zhang Jiujie protect the army. When he heard the sound of drums and the Khitans then rushed forward to kill, the fire chief was stunned, General Zhang got the message, but the Khitans also began to rush and kill. Twenty miles away is just a cup of tea. If there is no accident, General Zhang will definitely be raided, and the victory or defeat is unpredictable.

"Fire Chief, why don't we sneak up on the Khitan rear team?" Dong Wu said in a low voice, although he was ready to be rejected, he still hoped to be able to kill a fight, just like his father, and establish an immortal career!

The fire chief looked at this recruit in surprise, he was tall and big, but he had a little white face, if it weren't for the fact that this kid often brought some food, they wouldn't have paid attention. But now, this kid can actually sacrifice his life so much, which makes him, the chief of the fire, blush a little.

"Are you afraid of death?" The fire chief suddenly looked at everyone.

"Don't be afraid!" Everyone said categorically.

"Okay, good, they're all good soldiers of my Great Zhou! Recruit eggs, if the old brother hangs up tonight, remember to put that on the grave next year, that pancake fruit! The firemaster finally made up his mind.

Dong Wu wanted to say something, but when the words came to his lips, he couldn't express anything.

Immediately, I only heard Huo Chang shouting: "Brothers, we are the first team of the Great Zhou Scouts, tonight, we met the Khitan dog, we can't fall into the name of my first team, if there is a seed, kill my mother!" ”

"Kill! Fuck it! ”

Immediately, one by one, the scout soldiers rushed towards the Khitan rear army with the fire chief, and Dong Wu followed closely with his spear in his hand. (To be continued......)