Zhang Xutuo saw Xuzi getting closer to his subordinate generals while talking and laughing, and couldn't help but glance at the young man again. He has long heard of Li Xu's name of bravery, and in the mouths of his colleagues, he is called brave and brave because this person is not inferior. It is said that this person once confronted Yuwen Shu, the first person in the Great Sui Army, in public after the Battle of Tiger Prison Pass, so he provoked the anger of the old general Yuwen and had to take away his official position. Who knew that this kid was not convinced, and actually ran to the emperor to sue the emperor again, and stirred up the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty to live in peace. What is amazing is that after a royal lawsuit, the ordinary and majestic Yuwenshu did not take any advantage. Not only did he lose half of the army of the Marquis of Youwu, but he also watched His Majesty the Emperor add an official to General Li Lang.

For the old thief of Yuwenshu, Zhang Xutuo has never had a good impression. But this does not mean that he approves of the legendary Li Xu's offensive and arrogant actions of his superiors. Proud people are usually thorns, and they often pay a huge price for themselves and those around them because they are too proud, and the old general, with his decades of experience in reading people, can ensure this. Therefore, he was not very satisfied with the arrangement of the imperial court to send Li Xu to assist him in suppressing bandits. In fact, what the soldiers of Qi County lack now is not any brave generals and famous generals, but material supplies. In recent years, they have been repeatedly entangled with the rebels, and the people have become poorer and poorer, and they can no longer afford the damage to the equipment of the county soldiers. In order to make up for the shortfall, the old general has been forced to use many methods that he is unwilling to use, but he still cannot gather all the qualified weapons and armor for his soldiers.

If Zhang Xutuo forcibly requisitioned the cost of raising soldiers from the people, he would definitely be able to scrape a large amount of money. But he couldn't bear to do this, and in the eyes of the old general, most of the so-called traitors were ordinary people who couldn't get by. Their initial purpose of rebellion was only to have something to eat, and after discovering that eating with a knife was more effective than digging in the fields with a hoe, they became rogues who went around robbing houses and houses. Zhang Xutuo has no right to ask about the safety of the people in other places, but within the scope of his own defense, Zhang Xutuo is unwilling to do anything to force Liang Lighting Book City to steal.

The rebels at the foot of the hill began to clamor again, and about 300 strong men dressed in gray cloth and wrapped in gray scarves on their heads marched up in a procession with shields held alof. This is the gray shirts of Shizihe, and the gray turban on their head is their symbol. Two bandits work together to rob, but the power and benefits between each other must be clearly shared. In a way, they are also businessmen, in the business of exchanging human lives for money. Zhang Xutuo smiled and withdrew his gaze from a distance. The traitors are like this, and the officials and soldiers of the Great Sui are actually similar. The county soldiers fought, and the government soldiers rarely helped. This time, His Majesty the Emperor sent a general of the government soldiers to join the county soldiers to fight, which was already a violation of the previous practice.

"The enemy army is not in harmony!" Li Xu carried the bow, walked to Zhang Xutuo's side, and asked for the other party's opinion in a low voice. "The last general thinks that we will beat one side and show a little mercy to the other side, and after a long time, they will definitely make trouble themselves!"

"The leader of the group with a gray cloth turban on his head is called Shizihe, who was a famous plasterer back then. The one with a white cloth belt around his waist is another gang, the leader is called Pei Changcai, a gangster who sells rat poison, and he is very dirty! Zhang Xutuo nodded and did not directly answer Li Xu's suggestion. The young man was not as rebellious as the legend, nor was he as brainless as the legend, and he changed his evaluation of Li Xu again in his heart. "Maybe someone slandered him!" The old general thought to himself, turned his head, and ordered everyone. "After a while, Shishin and Shigeki will attack first, and it is enough to kill this group of gray shirts, so as not to cause too much damage. Shu Bao and Zhong Jian played the second round, and they could kill as many as they could. If the people of Shizihe are defeated, Pei Changcai's soldiers and horses will definitely kill the lamp, fire ~ Book City! ”

Chongmu is the word of Dugulin, this young man with a prominent family background is not convinced by Li Xu, and Zhang Xutuo has already seen it in his eyes. So he put Luo Shixin and Dugu Lin in a group, although in terms of personality, it is more appropriate for Li Xu and him to be combined.

"Yes!" Li Xu and several others gave up at the same time.

"I'll fight the first round with Zhong Jian! Shishin and Shigeki have just attacked, so let's breathe a sigh of relief! "Qin Shubao has always been cautious, thought about it, and suggested.

"Hmmm! It's okay," Zhang Xutuo nodded and agreed. "You two get on your horses first. After the old man fired the first arrow, he immediately rushed down! ”

"Honor!" Li Xu and Qin Shubao agreed, and flew up and jumped on their mounts.

Qin Shubao's figure is about the same height as Li Xu, but his shoulders are a few inches wider than Li Xu. He held a lance that was half a foot longer than an ordinary lance, with blades on both sides. Seeing that Li Xu's weapon was too short, Qin Shubao took the initiative to ride his horse in front of the other party. "I rushed in and killed their leader, and you harassed the rest with your bow and arrows to create an opportunity for me. Unlike the regular army, as long as the leader of the team dies, the others will immediately lose their courage! ”

"Uncle Bao, don't worry, I should be able to shoot at this distance!" Li Xu smiled and pointed slightly to the center of the enemy army with his bow, pointing at the leader of the rogue who was holding a wooden shield and bowing forward. That guy didn't have much battlefield experience, and half of his body was exposed outside the shield. The enemy at this distance is simply a live target for Xuzi.

Qin Shubao's eyebrows jumped in surprise, he didn't expect Xu Zi to be so confident in his archery skills. "Success, the wind direction on the mountain is changeable!" He kindly found Asahiko under the stairs. He understood the other party's eagerness to establish his prestige, as a person who was already forty-three years old and had been in the position of a low-ranking officer for many years, he could understand the sorrow of a tree without roots. (Note 1)

Without waiting for Li Xu to explain again, the enemy army had already begun to charge. Against the hillside, they didn't run fast, and as they ran, the formation began to become scattered. Zhang Xutuo silently clasped the arrow, calculating the distance between the traitor and himself in his heart. A hundred, ninety, seventy, he loosened the bowstring and shot a ringing arrow.

"Huh-" The long arrow let out a terrible scream and shot through the chest of one of the grass robbers who was running at the front. The man's form froze, took a few steps backwards, fell, and rolled down the hill with a grunt. Qin Shubao quickly knocked the stirrup, and the yellow horse under his crotch let out a roar, and his four hooves soared into the air and rushed straight down. His riding skills are very exquisite, and the war horse under his crotch is also a rare good horse, and he has already rushed into the enemy line with two jumps.

With his hands up and down, Qin Shubao picked up the two closest to him. Then he kicked the stirrup with his right leg and ordered the mount under his crotch to run diagonally, cut through the enemy array, and went straight to the small leader in the ranks.

To his regret, he found himself missing, and the little leader had two arrows stuck in his body, one in his chest and the other in his eye socket. Either one is fatal. Qin Shubao quickly glanced at Li Xu, and then the long lance in his hand swept half a circle, knocking down several grass cowards who were trying to take back their corpses, and then came a side cross-cut, pulling the panicked enemies down the hill one by one.

Li Xu shot the three arrows he was scheduled to shoot before Black Wind broke into the enemy formation. He shot the leader of the group, and he shot the standard-bearer who was holding the gray cloth banner. The rebels were poor, their clothes were dyed with grass ash, and they could not afford to buy armor. So these three arrows were not wasted at all, and they directly took two lives.

Without caring about giving the enemy any mercy, Xuzi hid his bow and drew his sword. The moment Black Wind stepped into the enemy line with his front hooves, he used his blade to wipe open the chest of a man with the help of inertia. Blood spurted from his back, splashing the faces of several nearby bandits. The men let out hoarse screams and fled with their eyes closed.

Xu Zi did not chase them, but turned his horse and cut horizontally, and he also took a diagonal line, which was exactly the opposite direction to Qin Shubao. The task of the two men is to completely crush the enemy army, not to do more kills.

In the moment before rushing down the mound, Xu Zi found that Qin Shubao was a general. This person knew that if Luo Shixin and Dugu Lin were asked to complete this task, they would definitely kill too much. So he took the initiative to attack in the first round, which not only made up for the inconsiderate situation of the main general, but also did not damage the face of his colleagues.

For the rogues without any training, the war horse is almost their natural nemesis. They don't know how to use the long weapons in their hands effectively, and they don't know how to protect each other. Asahiko's black knife quickly obliterated the second person, a man in his forties with a scruffy beard. Seeing the horse rushing towards him, the man hesitated for a moment, and did not flee with his head in his hands like the other companions. This moment of bravery cost him his life, and the sharp black knife cut the blood vessels in his neck. The brave man circled around the place to visit the bookap exclusive spinning zil, his fingers firmly around his neck, trying to keep life and blood in his body. After a few turns, he stumbled and fell. His eyes widened, and he looked nostalgically at the last ray of winter sunshine in his life.

After running sideways for a hundred and fifty steps, Asahiko turned the horse's head again. There were no enemies left on his side, and in the face of the sharp blades, the bandits could not muster more courage. He slowed down and slowly withdrew to the gazebo. Not far away, Qin Shubao also ended his pursuit of the enemy army and rode his horse closer to him.

"I killed four! Hurt about two dozen of them! Qin Shubao stretched out his hand and patted Xuzi on the shoulder. He does not praise the opponent's good archery, and the fact that it has been proven by the results of the battle does not need to be praised. He needs to put himself in the right position now and treat the other side as a friend and a good opponent at the same time.

"I've killed seven, and I've certainly hurt less than you." Li Xu smiled and gave Qin Shubao a punch in return. "I won't use the lance, this knife is too sharp......" Qin Shubao is better at controlling weapons than himself, Xu Zi had to admit. In the other party's hands, the long lance is like a life, and it can be used at will. He asked himself if he couldn't do this, and among the friends he knew, no one seemed to be able to do it.

"Let's go and rest, and see Shishin and Shigeki. Shixin's lance is above me, and Chongmu's archery is no less than yours! Qin Shubao nodded, understanding the meaning of Li Xu's disbelief. But he wasn't angry at all, man, he had to have this kind of strength not to admit defeat in his heart.

"Willing to cheer for the two of them!" Li Xu laughed and returned with Qin Shubao. They jumped off their horses one after another, and found a place in the gazebo to sit down comfortably. Shouts of murder were heard from the bottom of the hillside, and the two men turned a blind eye to the enemy's demeanor. There was General Zhang in the center, and two trusted brothers rushed forward, and they were very relieved of their safety.

Note 1: Qin Shubao was born in 571, and the story in the book is set in the ninth year of the Great Cause. So he was forty-three years old. This battle is a real event, which took place in the spring of the ninth year of Daye. The author moved it to the winter, which is a curved pen, and connoisseurs should not blame it.

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