Zhang Xiu, the fifth child, is a person who dares to think and do, and after setting off from Shanggu County, he began to instill in his cousin the means of treating women along the way. It's just that Xuzi doesn't seem to be very interested in this, and whenever Zhang Xiu suddenly stops when he talks about elation, he finds that his cousin always looks into the distance silently.

Very disappointing silence. Women in the military have always been a very interesting topic, whether they understand it or not, right or wrong, as long as someone is willing to pick it up, everyone can communicate in an argument for a night. But Li Xu is always noncommittal, and it is difficult for Zhang Xiu to continue the topic alone. The other party looks like a stubborn general, no matter how you give him advice, he doesn't say that you are right or wrong, and still follows his fixed line of thought to charge.

This attitude inevitably hurts people's self-esteem too much, and after trying a few times, Zhang Xiu gave up his efforts in despair. He followed Li Xu's gaze and looked into the distance, only to see that the flat and open fields were full of green and faint plants, and some rough and clumsy peasant women were hunched over, not knowing what they were pulling in the fields. In the ridges, there were their unattended children, some crying, some rolling in the dirt, some screaming and chasing butterflies that flew by.

"There are so many leeks, who do they grow so many leeks to sell to?" Zhang Xiu suddenly remembered a strange question and asked.

"Wheat!" Li Xu's answer was short and powerful, and Zhang Xiu was smashed into a big red face at once.

After standing in place for a while, Zhang Xiucai, the fifth child, slapped his mount and caught up. "As the old saying goes, there is no distinction between laughing at people and wheat peppers, it seems to be saying that I am like this!" He smiled wryly and explained. "I've seen the wheat in the barn before, what it looks like in the ground, and it's really the first time I've paid attention to it!"

"The Goguryeo people also grow wheat, and when we killed them last year, we set fire to a lot of them! I don't know if they have anything to eat this winter! Li Xu didn't look back, and said quietly.

Hearing this, Zhang Xiu couldn't help but want to laugh at his cousin's pedantic. The 300,000 brothers have asked people to pile up pagodas, regardless of whether the other party has food or not! In his eyes, the Goguryeo people were uncivilized barbarians, beasts with hair and blood, who had nothing to eat, and starved to death saved the army from the effort to conquer.

Before Zhang Xiu could think about saying his thoughts, Li Xu's self-talk came to his ears again. "If you send someone to burn it once a year, it is estimated that it will not take three years, and Goguryeo should be destroyed!"

"Ahh Zhang Xiu was stunned. All along, his cousin has always been a very loyal, slightly stupid, but luckier boy next door in his heart. He never thought that the other party's heart would suddenly become so ruthless, more vicious than the Goguryeo people. Looking at Li Xu's square and resolute face carefully, the fifth child knew that his cousin was not joking anymore. Suddenly, he felt a chill behind his spine, and a cold, swishing wind came in from the back of his neck and ran down his spine to the saddle.

"Hurry up and go, don't delay the expedition!" Li Xu didn't realize that he had frightened the other party, looked at Zhang Wuwa, whose face was a little abnormal, and commanded in a low voice.

"Hey, hey!" Zhang Wuwa agreed repeatedly, and rode the horse and Li Xu side by side. As soon as he caught up, he couldn't help but pull the reins and keep his mount a few feet away from Black Wind, "Your horse is too strong!" He explained, "I'm a little afraid of it!" Let them get away a little, save it, save ......"

"Whatever you want!" Li Xu replied indifferently, turning his head sideways to look at his scenery. It's almost March, and the wildflowers on the edge of the ridges are red and white, and they are blooming lively. In mid-air, large swaths of elm money were blown down by the wind, and they were fluttering one after another, as if it was snowing heavily.

'My cousin has changed! The fifth baby looked at the young man of the same age who was surrounded by the flying elm money, and thought silently. He didn't notice when this change began. Anyway, my cousin's behavior is very different now than last summer. Last summer, he was at home and at ease. And now, from time to time, there is a chill like ice on his body.

It should be after returning from Liaodong! Zhang Wuwa speculated in her heart. After being admitted to the barracks, Xuzi never mentioned that he wanted to avenge the brothers, nor did he join the others in scolding General Wei Wensheng, who ordered the arson, for his cowardice and cowardice. He was very calm, and he didn't even complain about why Jiancheng Shizi couldn't keep the pontoon bridge. The first thing he did after recovering from his injuries was to reorganize the Tiger Wing Battalion with the help of General Liu Hongji. And he promoted all the brothers who came back alive with him to the rank of officer, and by the way, he also gave his cousin a position in the ranks.

Anyway, I won't suffer if I follow him! The fifth baby, Zhang Xiu, muttered to himself. Learn from Li Xu's example and look around to enjoy the scenery. Most of the people working in the fields are women, and few men are seen. There is no way, the border people are hard-working in the name of hardship, and the war is imminent, and every county needs labor to transport grain.

When passing through Lu Longsai, the two met a group of people who went to Liaodong to seek fame. The leader of the team is a son of a dilapidated big family, surnamed Zhou, who is very stout. From the horses and weapons of these people, Zhang Xiu, the fifth child, concluded that they didn't have much entanglement in their pockets. But after this person claimed to be the Duke of Zhou, his speech and demeanor were quite arrogant. Seeing that Li Xu and Zhang Wuwa were only two people, they came up to invite their peers, and they walked less than two miles, and began to test the details of the two again.

"Are you two going to join the army, or are you going to enlist in Xiaoguo?" The disciple surnamed Zhou put on a lofty posture and asked with a grin.

"We are from the food protection team, and after receiving the military letter, we were ordered to report to Huaiyuan Town!" It was rare for Zhang Xiu, the fifth baby, not to be arrogant, and hurriedly replied, riding a horse to catch up with Li Xu's pace.

"Protect the grain, what's the point, it's better to go with me to Zuo Yiwei, I have a relative who is Sima there, and I guarantee that you will be taken care of." The disciple surnamed Zhou chased after him with a few accomplices and put on a suggestion of almsgiving.

There were only two people on the other side, but they brought four horses, whether it was the pack horse that pulled the salute and the mount under the crotch, they were all more handsome than the one they were riding. Especially the dark horse ridden by the tall boy, there was a kind of arrogance between the actions, like a natural king, so that other horses did not dare to go hand in hand with it.

This place is far away from the emperor, and if you deceive the other party's horses, you will have more opportunities to go to Liaodong to gain fame. Even if you lose the battle, a good horse can easily escape! The surname Zhou rolled his eyes and began to hit the other party's idea.

"Our names are on the military register and cannot be changed. Brother Tai Meiyi, I am waiting for my gratitude! Zhang Xiu saw the greedy appearance of the other party, and a little unhappiness rose in his heart. He was originally a thorn, but he only restrained himself in front of his cousin and boss. If it weren't for Li Xu by his side, he would definitely have to put on a positive posture today to pounce on these reckless guys.

"Really, as long as this little brother gives me the horse, I will pay a suitable price and make him the captain! With the help of my relatives, there are many opportunities for promotion! The disciple surnamed Zhou didn't mind the other party's coldness, and chased after him to pull the reins of Li Xu's horse.

Li Xu raised his hand, just separating the other party's wrist with the reins. The disciple surnamed Zhou paused for a moment, stretched out his hand again, and Li Xu shook the reins again, and flicked his wrist to the side for the second time.

"Shout, the little one has a good hand. Why don't we do both? How about betting on crotch mounts? If you lose, the dark horse under the crotch will be mine. I lost, this thousand miles belongs to you? The guy surnamed Zhou pointed to the old horse he was riding, which could no longer see the color of his coat, and said unashamedly.

"Get out of the way, or don't blame us for being polite!" Zhang Xiu was completely enraged, and he had been a villain for many years, and today he realized that there were more hateful people in the world than himself.

The rogue boy who was on the same road with the children surnamed Zhou saw the boss roll up his sleeves and immediately surrounded him. There are not many pedestrians on this road, and the other party is lonely. Robbed their horses and coiled, and everyone just went to the army to make a greeting gift.

"Do you really want to compete?" Li Xu suddenly spoke, and asked the surname Zhou with a smile.

"Of course, bet on our mounts. Lao Tzu is a thousand-mile chasing horse, a good horse, who only eats red-skinned eggs at home, and is served by four cooks every day. Betting with you on the little black donkey under the crotch is because you are young and don't want to take advantage of you! The surname Zhou said loudly. Li Xu is larger, but his appearance will not exceed seventeen years old. With his years of fighting experience accumulated from bullying orphans and widowers on the street and snatching money from beggars' bowls, it is not a problem to clean up such a half-sized child.

"We have four horses, bet on you six horses. If you love to gamble, you will bet, and if you don't bet, give way! Zhang Xiu saw that Li Xu had the intention of doing something with the other party, and was happy to see the jokes of the pranksters, and smiled and added fuel to the fire.

"You're not stupid!" The scoundrels shouted, "Four horses bet on our six good horses, why don't two beat us six!" ”

"That's okay, better than weapons or fists and kicks?" Li Xu answered indifferently.

"Fists and feet, no, weapons!" The scoundrel surnamed Zhou was stunned again, looked at Li Xu's figure, and replied hesitantly, "Point, point to stop, big, uncle, I don't want to hurt people's lives!" ”

"Whatever you want!" Li Xu replied in a low voice, leaning over to take off the weapon package from the pack horse. When the six scoundrels saw that he began to fiddle with his weapons, they also jumped away, formed a half circle in front of him, and hurriedly drew their waist knives.

The black lance sent by Xu Maogong was a little long, and although Li Xu looked at it very warmly, he was not sure how to use it to one against six. After hesitating, he chose the black scimitar. Zhang Xiu's martial arts are very ordinary, and if the two sides officially start fighting, Li Xu must ensure that he will keep his opponent under control in the first round.

Li Xu gently pulled out the black scimitar from the sheath, and encountered the long-lost peace in his heart. I looked at the knife in my hand. Zhang Xiu, who was eager to try, gently loosened the reins of the horse with his left hand, and was about to instigate the mount, but he heard a sound of "dang chang" from the opposite side, and the splashy man surnamed Zhou threw the weapon in his hand to the ground.

"You, you always say that it is Huaiyuan Town, Huaiyuan Town's grain army?" Ignoring the surprised gazes of the few people around, the scoundrel surnamed Zhou asked with a smiling face.

"Yes!" Li Xu nodded and replied.

"Your old surname is Li, Muzi Li?" The scoundrel surnamed Zhou stared at the scimitar in Li Xu's hand with his eyes and asked. This scimitar is too strange, the blade is slightly longer than the horizontal knife, and it is drawn in an arc like a steppe scimitar, the width of the blade is more than twice that of the horizontal knife, according to the rumors of the veterans of the Liaodong return family, there is only one person in the entire army who makes such a scimitar.

"You can't compare or not, if you don't compare, you will admit defeat!" Zhang Xiu couldn't stand the other party's verbosity, and asked loudly.

"I, how dare I do it with the captain. You have a lot of adults, don't remember the villain, the adult's belly can support the boat, and the big belly can accommodate the world's affairs......." The sycophants in the mouth of the scoundrel surnamed Zhou rolled like a tide, and the sweat on his head also rolled down like a stream. At this time, several other splashes also understood why their boss gave up the knife and admitted defeat, opened his mouth, and the weapons in his hands "Ding Dong" and "Ding Dong" landed in turn.

It was the black magic knife, and the veterans who came back from the army last year said that there was a captain surnamed Li who held a black magic knife and followed General Xue Shixiong to fight thousands of miles, and entered and exited the army of ten thousand horses several times. Everyone must have been possessed by an unjust ghost just now, and they actually wanted to rob Captain Li's war horse. Once the other party swings the knife, I don't know how many heads here are enough to cut ......?

"If not, please unload the luggage on horseback, I'm busy on the road!" Li Xu glanced at the pale faces of the crowd and ordered coldly.

"Yes, yes, hey, captain, captain, the horse is given to you, how can we go to Liaodong!" The splashes agreed with sad faces. wanted to be cheeky and ask the other party for a favor, but seeing that Li Xu had no intention of putting away his weapons, he had to jump off the horse one after another and unload his luggage into the grass on the side of the road.

"Hehe, thank you, concede, concede!" Zhang Xiu was playing haha with the splashes, while tying the reins of the six inferior horses together, seeing that Li Xu was riding the black wind and taking the two pack horses had slowly walked away, he shook the reins in his hand, pulled the six inferior horses and chased forward, before leaving, he did not forget to turn around, and teased at the splashers: "I am in the food protection army, if you come to join the army, I guarantee that you will be taken care of!" Don't forget, it's Zhang Teamzheng under the command of Captain Li of the Food Protection Army! ”

After that, he quickly chased after Li Xu. Along the way, I only felt that the wind in my ears was gentle and soft, and I felt like I was bullying, which was so good!

Five days later, they arrived in the town of Huaiyuan. After more than half a year of desertion, this border town has once again become a huge military camp. The emperor's six armies of guards were about to drive over, so the camp of the grain guards moved out of the city again, and it was still on the same hillside, still responsible for the same task. It's just that after a year, everyone's mindset is very different from last year.

Among the officers, Wu Shi Tong and Yuan Zhongwen did not ask for leave to go home, so the two of them arranged camp tents for Li Xu and Zhang Xiu early. Knowing that his captain liked to get up early to practice martial arts, Wu Shi Tong specially set aside a large open space in front of Li Xu's tent, and led people to flatten the ground with stones, and sprinkled the isolation line with stone powder around it.

"My lord, look at what else you need, General Liu has ordered, all the requirements of the Tiger Wing Regiment must be met at all levels of the army!" The newly arrived Sicang joined the army, Qin Xingshi, helped Li Xu settle his luggage, and asked with a smiling face.

"Thank you Qin for joining the army, it's okay now. In the future, if necessary, I will go to you personally! Li Xu replied with a smile. This soldier is also surnamed Qin, and has the same surname as Qin Ziying, who was separated on the bank of the Liao River. I don't know if they will be connected by blood between each other.

Thinking of this, his heart ached again. His eyes subconsciously turned to the empty and tidy martial arts training ground, and he seemed to hear everyone's laughter again. In the spring of last year, I remember that I knocked Qin Ziying down here over and over again, and pulled the other party up again and again with expectant eyes.

But today, even if I look through my eyes, it is impossible to pull a few friends up from the black soil on the other side of the Liao River.

"Break Liao, break Liao!" In the distance, in a huge barracks, the soldiers shouted hoarsely. From the banner of the barracks, Li Xu knew that it was the newly built Zuo Yiwei battalion. After being suspended for half a year, the old general Yuwenshu was promoted to general by His Majesty the Emperor, and opened the palace with the three divisions. The commander-in-chief of the 12th Army on the left side of the army, the above general Yang Yichen deputy, the river to refine the army, after the arrival of His Majesty the Emperor, cross the river to crusade against Goguryeo.

Next to Zuo Yiwei's camp is Zuo Wuwei, the general Wang Rengong because of his meritorious service in leading the army to cross the Liao River for the first time last year, and was crowned as Zuo Guanglu's doctor, and he ate thousands of households. The slightly chaotic camp next to the Zuo Wuwei camp is the place where the Xiaoguo people report to work, respectively under the banners of Zhichong, Guoyi, Wuneng, Xiongwu, etc., and under each bright red battle flag, there are vaguely hundreds of strong men in the queue to exercise. From time to time, the shouts of killing echoed the shouts of several other battalions of troops, and the ears of the people were buzzing.

The morale and prestige of the army that had been the precursor of crossing the river last year had returned, although the soldiers and horses assembled here this year were mainly new soldiers, and few of the elite soldiers who had followed the generals for many years to fight in the east and west. Among them, few of them still remember the tragedy that happened on the other side of the Liao River last year, after winter and spring, those people's heads into stupas have long since rotted and collapsed, and the white bones are covered with wild grass.

"According to General Liu, this time the army crosses the river, and there will be no mercy for the Goguryeo people!" Wu Shi Tong quietly walked to Li Xu's side and said in a low voice.

"Hmm!" Li Xu responded lightly, his eyes still staring into the distance, staring at the Liao River that was circling away like brocade on the horizon.

"There are a lot of people looking for you these days" Wu Shi Tong looked at the back of Qin Shixing, who joined the army, and lowered his voice to report: "Tang Gongshizi invites you to go to him and sit with him first after you come back, and he will personally wash the dust for you." General Xue Shixiong sent his two sons to invite you to a banquet and say that he would thank you for saving your life. ”

Samurai Tong said, took out a delicate prayer note from his sleeve, and handed it to Li Xu. The words on the name card are written very atmospherically, and at a glance you know that it is the handwriting of someone from your own army, Li Xu gently opened the worship post, and saw that the names of the Xue brothers were signed inside, one was Wan Jun, and the other was Wan Che, and the two names read as vigorously as the handwriting.

"Captain Horse has been here in the morning, too!" Samurai Tong smiled and took out the second post, "On behalf of his father, General Yuwen Shu, he said that when you return to the camp, General Yuwen will personally come over to thank you for saving your son!"

"Prepare three gifts for me, Shitong!" Li Xu took the post and commanded in a low voice, "Don't be too valuable, Zhang Xiu has the key to my cash box in his hand!" ”

At this moment, he clearly knew the purpose of the three families' treats. He didn't want to say no.

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