Chapter 3 Quenching thirst at the lake

The Eagle Yang Mansion is actually a small group, and although it may be divided into various factions internally, everyone is united in their attitude towards outsiders. It is precisely because of this that they will be bewitched by Yang Wanxiang and want to give Hua Yun a dismount.

Li Jing, like Hua Yun, is an outsider in their eyes. Hua Yun is a general appointed by the emperor, and they have no choice. The installation of a Li Jing is also for the sake of Hua Yun's face. Now Hua Yun wants to take down the position of Changshi, and even take down the position of another captain, which is too ugly. Everyone couldn't help but change their faces, but they didn't dare to speak out against it.

I only heard Hua Yun ask again: "Lord Xiang has been the other driver for some years, right?" ”

Xiang Qingting's heart was confronted, could it be that this groom would even have to install his own person in the position of another car? However, don't drive an official who is a positive sixth grade, and the appointment and dismissal need to go through the Ministry of War, unless he finds another person who already has an official position.

Thinking of this, Xiang Qingting's heart calmed down a little, and he replied: "Back to the big handsome, Xia Guan held the position of a special driver during the Kaihuang period, and it has been ten years. ”

Hua Yun bowed his head and said: "After so many years, it's time to move up." ”

Xiang Qingting was stunned for a moment, then immediately understood, and hurriedly asked, "What does the big marshal mean?" ”

Hua Yun said with a smile: "Changshi is in charge of money and food, how can it be vacant for a day?" Xiang will work hard, temporarily borrow the post of long history, and the marshal will be in the civil and military department. ”

Although the grade is the same, the real power of Changshi is far beyond that of other drivers, Xiang Qingting couldn't help but be overjoyed, hugged his fists and said: "Thank you Dashuai!" ”

Hua Yun waved his hand, and said, "Lord Ren and Master Wu, you two must fulfill your duties and help Lord Xiang." If there are children in the family who are studying, you can also arrange for them to help, and Ben Shuai will not treat you badly. ”

Ren Yuan and Wu Wenli even thanked him. They are all smart people, although Hua Yun didn't say it explicitly, but the meaning was there. If Xiang Qingting made a long history, the vacancy of the other driver's position would naturally be generated between the two of them. The one who loses the election will not suffer too much, and he can let the children of the family take the main book, and he can be regarded as an official at all.

Hua Yun's face suddenly froze, and he said in a deep voice: "The generals listen to the order, from now on, the three armies will drill on time, and there must be no mistakes!" ”

All the generals responded in unison, and they all cheered up. The military government in Jiangnan is very relaxed, and even in the slack time, there is very little training, so why is it not a slack now. But the ten brigade commanders are all like mirrors, and there is still one vacant position in the lieutenant's position, who doesn't want to sit in that position in the future?

Although Hua Yun has a good martial arts, he has not read many books, so he naturally can't think of a combination of grace and power, which is the result of Wei Zheng and Li Jing's strategy. Even this afternoon's speech was thought out by Li Jing for Hua Yun in advance, and he used the noon time to conduct a rehearsal. The effect was even better than Wei Zheng and Li Jing expected, and in just one day's effort, Hua Yun firmly controlled the entire Yingyang Mansion.

With the full support of Guo Wenqing and others, all the people of Changshan Village can be included in the military household without the slightest obstruction. In this way, the people of Changshan Village were not only exempted from paying taxes, but also received a large piece of land for nothing. The most important thing is that they can have weapons and armor openly, and private salt has become official salt.

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When Hua Yun successfully took over Yuhang Yingyang Mansion, Liu Ziqiu and the others had just passed Linqiang City. In the snow, oxen pulled plows greatly increased the speed of the march, but after passing Linqiang City, it was a large desert. The climbing plough is not only useless here, but also a drag.

Liu Yu said loudly: "Brothers, throw away these climbing plows and move forward lightly!" ”

"Brigade Marshal, don't do it!" Liu Ziqiu hurriedly said, "These climbing plows are still of great use!" ”

Liu Yu frowned and said, "What's the use?" ”

Liu Ziqiu whispered a few words in Liu Yu's ear.

Liu Yu hesitated for a moment and said, "I'm afraid that before I can drag it there, the plows will all fall apart." ”

Liu Ziqiu thought for a while and said, "Remove the climbing plow and tie it to the back of the ox." It really didn't work, the brothers worked hard and took turns to carry it. ”

Because Liu Ziqiu's prestige in the army was very high, before Liu Yu could speak, Gui Haiqiu had already led the soldiers to start disassembling the climbing plow. The oxen carried the plough on their backs, and further on, the group had to walk.

The journey was very difficult, although there was not much wind and sand, but because they did not know in advance that they would cross the desert, the soldiers did not prepare enough water, and by the time dawn they were already dry and tired.

Liu Ziqiu had to learn from Cao Cao's Wangmei to quench his thirst, and said loudly: "Brothers, hold on a little longer, we will soon arrive at Xihai Lake, where the water is clear and sweet, keep it for everyone to drink enough!" ”

But some soldiers from the northwest had heard of Xihai Lake, and couldn't help but say: "Captain Liu, don't lie to people, the water of Xihai Lake is salty!" ”

The lie was exposed on the spot, but Liu Ziqiu did not blush, raised the map in his hand, and said: "The water of Xihai Lake is salty, but the water in the Buha River next to it is not salty. When you get to Xihai Lake, will the Buha River be far away? ”

Another person questioned: "The overnight march in the desert can't tell the direction, if we take a fork in the road, won't we be able to reach the West Sea Lake, and we won't be able to find the Buha River?" ”

Even Liu Yu was a little uncertain when he heard this. But I heard Liu Ziqiu smile and said: "Don't worry, we have been following the map, and the direction will never be wrong!" ”

At this point, Liu Ziqiu has enough confidence. The only memento he had left was the multi-function watch, and although many of the functions no longer worked, the compass was still good. It's just that it's a secret, and he won't tell anyone else.

Liu Ziqiu's "looking at the lake to quench thirst" still played some role, and the soldiers regained their spirits and continued to move forward.

In fact, Liu Ziqiu had no idea whether the water of the Buha River was sweet or salty, and he didn't even know whether the Buha River marked on the map really existed. But he had no choice but to motivate everyone in this way. Liu Ziqiu believes that when he arrives at Niling, he will definitely be able to find a water source.

The Buha River is indeed a freshwater river in the upper reaches of Lake Xihai, nothing more than a seasonal river, which is now in early spring and is still dry. Moreover, even if there is water in the Buha River, it is on the west side of the West Sea Lake. When they arrived at Xihai Lake, they had to walk for at least one more day.

However, their luck was not bad, and at noon, they finally walked out of the desert, and everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Suddenly, a large cloud of dust rose in the distance, and the faint sound of horses' hooves could be heard.

Gui Haiqiu knelt on the ground and heard it, he couldn't help but be shocked, and said: "There are no less than a thousand horsemen coming, Brigade Marshal, hurry up and form a formation!" ”

This place has entered the territory of Tuyuhun, and even if it is not a soldier of Tuyuhun, it is a nomadic tribe attached to Tuyuhun, in short, it is not a friend or foe. Liu Yu also became nervous, and said in a deep voice: "Form a circle!" ”

The best formation for infantry against cavalry is a chariot formation. It's a pity that they took the snow plow this time, but there was no car. There is also a type of military formation that can also be effective against cavalry, and that is the camel formation composed of camels. But the oxen they used to pull the snow and climb the plough were originally used to transport grain and grass, and when they were frightened, they could easily get into chaos, and not only could they not be used to defend themselves against the enemy, but they even ran into their own people. At this time, forming a circle is completely helpless, at most you can only protect yourself, but you can't hurt others.

Liu Ziqiu also stood in the front row of the team with the fifty-six-pound Mo knife, he had been begging Gui Hai to learn the formation from them for a few days, although he was not proficient, but he could barely cooperate. Although he was proficient in martial arts and had made great progress in his riding skills, he was not arrogant enough to dare to fight against thousands of cavalry with the strength of one person.

The cavalry came quickly, and the black pressure was really as Gui Haiqiu said, there were thousands of people. These people were wearing all kinds of animal skins, all carrying bows and arrows, galloping vertically and horizontally, and in the blink of an eye, they surrounded Liu Ziqiu's group of soldiers.

Liu Yu recognized their outfits, and couldn't help but say in a deep voice: "It's the Qiang people!" ”

At this time, one of the cavalry members came out of the crowd, raised the whip in his hand, and shouted: "Are you waiting for the soldiers and horses of the Great Sui?" ”

Ordinary Qiang people can only speak a few simple Chinese words used in daily life, but this person speaks Chinese very fluently, and is obviously a leader.

Liu Yu also walked out of the formation and said loudly: "I know that it is the Great Sui soldiers and horses, so don't get out of the way quickly!" ”

The man laughed and said, "This is Tuyuhun, not the Great Sui." Even if the Lord of Tuyuhun is here, he can't tell us to make way in this tone! ”

Liu Yu sneered: "Murong Fuyun will be the head sooner or later, how can Tuyuhun be compared to my Great Sui!" ”

Liu Ziqiu didn't expect Liu Yu to face thousands of cavalry, his face did not change, and he was-for-tat, so he couldn't help but secretly give a thumbs up.

The man suddenly pulled the reins, sat down and raised his two front hooves high, and when he landed again, he had already picked up his bow in his hand, and an arrow with a "whoosh" shot towards Liu Yu.

Liu Yu did not dodge or dodge, and an arrow was pierced three inches in front of his feet.

The man on the other side felt a little surprised, was stunned for a moment, and then shouted loudly: "Listen, it's easy for me to kill you!" As long as you kill all of you, the Great Sui Emperor will not know who did it. Now, as long as you surrender, I will spare your lives!" ”

Liu Ziqiu looked at the soldiers around him, all of them looked nervous, and someone's hand holding the knife and gun had begun to tremble. These Sui soldiers did not close their eyes for two days and two nights, and after walking such a long way, they were already extremely tired. They form a circle, and with leather armor and shields, they may be able to block one or two attacks. But the serious thing is that they haven't drunk water for a whole day, and now the sun is in full bloom, and if they bask for another hour, they don't need the other party to do it at all, they can get it themselves. They're in trouble! Of course, they still have one hope, that is, Yu Wenjing's follow-up people can come to the rescue in time. However, depending on the situation, this hope is very slim.

Liu Yu suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed: "I only have soldiers who died in battle, and there are no soldiers who surrendered. If you are not afraid of offending the Great Sui, then let the horses come! ”

The man shouted hello, turned the horse back, and Liu Yu slowly retreated into the formation, and the battle was about to break out.

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