Chapter 69: One Arrow Shocks the Enemy
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In the queue of officers and soldiers, a group of more than 20 cavalry mounted cavalry was stationed behind.
Before the full cavalry, there was a kind-looking old man, dressed in bright light armor, sitting on a horse. Although this old man looked like a general, he had a large bow and four bags full of quivers by the side of the horse, and he was obviously a skilled general of the stallion.
The old man pinched his beard and looked at the battlefield, his expression quite focused.
At this time, a man dressed as a civil official on the side rode to the old man's side and said: "Tang Gongma has succeeded, and he defeated the stubborn bandit Wang Mazi in a battle, and he will take the lead in winning people, and the next official will congratulate you first." ”
The old man smiled mildly and said: "Zhou Ming Mansion, Wang Mazi is just a rabble, this land east of the river (Note 1), I think that Mu Duan'er, Chai Baochang is a strong enemy. ”
Zhou Xianling heard the old man say this, and nodded, the other party has been jealous of the Son of Heaven for several years, so he is probably used to being cautious, this time he was released to serve as a party member, but the dragon swims in the sea, but even so, the other party does not dare to speak too much.
Zhou County said: "Tang Gong can be described as a fierce tiger and a rabbit, and he also uses all his strength. But I hope that the bandits can be eliminated as soon as possible, and the peace of the people in the eastern part of the river depends on Tang Gong. ”
The old man nodded, and was about to speak, when he sighed softly.
Zhou Xianling asked in surprise, "What's the matter with Duke Tang?" ”
The old man pointed his whip to the first hill on the right, and said, "There are men and horses of unknown origin all the way on this mountain, and there is quite a rule when the formation is arranged, and I don't think it is an ordinary thief. ”
At this time, the old man looked back and asked, "Which general attacked that mountain?" ”
Behind the old man, a young man said, "Lord Hui, it's Uncle Changsun." ”
This young man is also wearing bright light armor, although he is only seventeen or eighteen years old, but his eyes are like meteors, he has a heroic spirit, and he is quite eager to try watching the battle on the battlefield.
After saying that, the eldest grandson Shunde took more than 20 Xuanjia cavalry to drive the thieves up the mountain, and was halfway to the kill, when he suddenly saw a military horse in front of him, blocking the land.
The horses were strange, with men in front of them holding long clubs, followed by archers with bows.
The eldest grandson Shunde ordered his subordinates to stop, he judged the situation, and the other party lined up, obviously not an ordinary loose thief. He knew that if the infantry was in formation, the cavalry could not charge hard, and besides, the opponent was on the mountain, and the cavalry was extremely disadvantageous to attack on the back.
When the eldest grandson Shunde was waiting for the horse, a voice came from the other party, saying: "We are not thieves, but passers-by, please let us go." ”
How could the eldest grandson Shunde believe it, and said with a sneer: "Don't talk nonsense, if it's not a thief, why fight against the official army and put down your weapons, we will identify." ”
Before the words fell, suddenly the mountain said to the other party: "The person who speaks, but is the eldest grandson brother?" ”
The eldest grandson Shunde was stunned and said, among these thieves, there are people who recognize themselves. The eldest grandson Shunde rode his horse a few steps closer at the moment, carefully identified the other party, and shouted after seeing it: "Okay, it's you little thief." ”
On the hill, Li Chongjiu touched his nose, and said in his heart, Could it be that the people of the Li family only call themselves the word thief?
However, at the moment, the shape is stronger than people, Li Chongjiu can only hold his fists and say: "It is in the next, the eldest grandson brother is not harmed, is the third lady good?" ”
"Phew!" The eldest grandson Shunde spat heavily and shouted, "Little thief, you are also worthy of mentioning our young lady, whether it is today, let someone clean up your little thief who does not know the height of the sky." ”
The eldest grandson Shunde is not broad-minded, when Li Chongjiu and Li Zhiwan met in Changting that day, the other party was unceremonious to him, mocking himself for living up to the name of the eldest grandson, and now it happens to be a new account and an old account together.
The eldest grandson Shunde drew the horse lance in his hand, and was about to call his subordinates to step forward together, when he suddenly heard a crash in front of him and a bowstring.
The eldest grandson Shunde secretly said that it was not good, and when he was about to hide in the stirrups, he suddenly felt a light on the top of his head.
The eldest grandson Shunde turned his head to look at it, only to see that his helmet was actually shot to the ground by an arrow from the other party.
This time the eldest grandson Shunde almost fell off the horse, the other party shot like lightning, and before he saw how to draw the bow, the arrow had already been stringed.
The eldest grandson Shunde immediately looked up at Li Chongjiu on the mountain, and cold sweat broke out all over his body, if the arrow was offset by two inches, where would he have his life, it was obvious that the other party was merciful.
This time, not only behind the eldest grandson Shunde, but also the cavalry behind him couldn't help but be shocked.
If you attack the mountain with an iron horse, you may be able to attack it, but the eldest grandson Shunde himself will definitely die under the opponent's arrows. The other party spared his life, the eldest grandson Shunde is not a person who does not know how to advance and retreat, it is not good to attack the order again, at the moment he waved the horse lance, picked up the helmet, and retreated down the mountain in a gloomy manner.
On the battlefield, under the impact of the officials and soldiers, the thieves were urged to be invincible.
As an official general, the old man did not restrain his subordinates, but allowed them to slaughter them, and did not even take prisoners.
This is also a helpless move, at present, in the entire Hedong territory, not even a single rice can be harvested, and the officials and soldiers themselves can only barely feed themselves, where can there be excess rice and grain to contain the prisoners. And if these displaced people are allowed to go, they will return to loot the villages in a few days without finding food.
The ruthlessness is not intentional, it is really a last resort.
The old man sighed when he saw this, and he couldn't bear to look at it, but at this time, he saw the eldest grandson Shunde hanging his head dejectedly, and retreating from the mountain with his subordinates to the camp.
The old man couldn't help but ask, "Shunde, what are you doing?" ”
The eldest grandson Shunde gave up his hand at the moment, with a faceless appearance, and said: "Back to Tang Gong, the thief's archery skills are really good, and he can't attack that mountain." ”
The old man couldn't help but be surprised, and said, "Shunde, you will go through and talk about it again." ”
The eldest grandson Shunde told the story with a look of shame.
The old man and the seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy glanced at each other, both of them showing shocked expressions.
The old man asked, "You said that the little thief, fifty paces away, raised his hand and shot it, and he dropped your helmet with an arrow?" ”
This old man is conceited of his archery skills, when the world is unmatched, when he is young and courting, dozens of steps away, each shoots two arrows, are in the eyes of the finch above the screen, startled away and competitors, and finally married a peerless beauty, for a while it was a good story.
And the bandit that the eldest grandson Shunde said in his mouth was fifty steps away, shooting down the helmet, if it weren't for the kindness of the other party's subordinates, the eldest grandson Shunde would have been killed.
Such archery skills chase after him, and among the thieves, there are such outstanding people.
Listening to the old man's inquiry, the eldest grandson Shunde looked unconvinced, and said: "Maybe the little thief was lucky for a while, just by chance, who knows, I haven't heard of it before, what is so powerful about that little thief." ”
The old man frowned and said, "How can there be such a coincidence. ”
The seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy on the side asked, "Uncle Changsun, you said that the thief is actually familiar with you, what's going on?" ”
The eldest grandson Shunde looked at the young man, but a little kind, his niece just married each other last year, and the two husband and wife are very compatible, like drums and pianos, it is a good couple.
The eldest grandson Shunde said a few words briefly at the moment, and then the young man laughed and said, "I know, isn't that person the thief who forcibly kidnapped the third sister." The third sister often mentions this person, but I want to see who it is. ”
This young man is Li Shimin, the second brother of Li Zhiwan, and the old man is naturally Li Yuan, the Duke of Tang Guo.
At that moment, Li Shimin didn't wait to say anything, whipped his horse, and rode his horse straight towards the mountain. When Li Yuan saw this, he couldn't help but say: "People who have all the people in the world are married, and they still have the same heart as when they were not tied up. At that moment, he instructed the eldest grandson Shunde to immediately lead people to catch up, and not let Li Shimin lose.
Note 1: Hedong can refer to Hedong County in the Sui Dynasty, or it can refer to Shanxi in general.