Chapter 20: A Difficult Choice
The nomadic cavalry who followed Jiaoliyan let out another burst of laughter and pushed Shao Xian Ling back into the house. No pop-up window update fast //. Jiao Liyan had already picked up the delicate county lady, threw her on the bed, jumped up, put down the tent curtain, and threw out the clothes from the tent. The woman was occupied by others, and she had to stand aside and watch in humiliation, Shao Xianling's face was red and white for a while, and he gritted his teeth. But in order to save his life, he did not dare to disobey in the slightest.
Suddenly, Shao Xianling saw a few narrow-sleeved shirts thrown on the ground, and suddenly had an idea. There was a humming sound in the tent, and the bed swayed. Shao Xian Ling glanced around, quickly picked up his clothes and draped them on his body, grabbed a piece of flower cloth and wrapped it around his head indiscriminately, and quietly retreated to the door. I listened closely, but there was no movement outside the door. Shao Xianling was overjoyed, opened the door and ran out.
Outside the house, a green war horse was leisurely nibbling on the grass in the yard. Shao Xianling jumped up and slapped twice on the horse's buttocks, and the horse let out a long roar, spread its four hooves and ran out of the county office. A soldier in the corner of the courtyard poked his head out, and waited until he couldn't see Shao Xianling's figure, then he quickly flashed into the house and whispered into the tent: "My lord, that guy is gone." β
"Oh!" As soon as the tent door was lifted, Jiaoliyan sat up from the couch and waved his hand, "Quick, lead my horse!" β
In the tent, the county lady's wife was disheveled, her face was full of chΓ‘o red, and she was pulling the horn with one hand, and she seemed to be a little emotional.
Jiao Liyan didn't know how to pity the fragrance and cherish the jade, so he opened that hand and scolded: "If Lao Tzu really moves you, won't you be engaged in the military law of the lord!" Come on, lock this girl up first, and hand it over to the lord later! β
While he was talking, another soldier ran in and reported, "My lord, that guy has left the city and headed east." β
"Hey, hey, run fast." A smile appeared on the corner of Kaoliyan's mouth and asked, "He didn't find any flaws?" β
The soldier laughed, "That guy didn't even dare to raise his head in order to flee for his life." β
Jiaoriyan nodded and ordered, "You, go to the west of the city to inform Lord Tumuru." You, hurry up and join the team! β
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There is a Huangshui River meandering in the south of Xiping County, and the city is named after the river, also called Huangshui. Xiping Taishou Linghu Zhengxing is not Yuhua and a party, but Yuhua and support Yang Yu as the emperor, so Linghu Zhengxing has no reason to oppose him, after all, Xiping and Yang Hao of Chang'an and Yang Gao of Luoyang are still a lot of distances.
Linqiang County Ling Shao Dong is Ling Hu's old subordinate. Because Linqiang County was at the forefront in the past, a large number of grain and grass were sent to the warehouses in Linqiang County from all over the country every year. As the saying goes, the handling is not poor, and the Linqiang County Order can be regarded as a fat difference, and he has not been less committed to Linghu Zhengxing over the years, and the relationship with Linghu Zhengxing is relatively close. Therefore, after leaving Linqiang County, Shao Dong went straight to Huangshui City in one go.
Linghu Zhengxing was also taken aback when he heard that Linqiang County had been lost, and asked with a frown: "Are you sure that it was a nomadic tribe attacking the border?" β
Xiping used to have a border county, and the invasion of nomadic tribes on the border happened every year, but it had to wait until the time of winter chΕ«n, and now it was just after autumn. In addition, over the years, although the scale of nomadic raids on the border has been large and small, it is generally limited to villages and towns, and it is the first time to invade the county seat. All of this seems a bit unusual.
There is a more important point. Although Linghu Zhengxing does not belong to Yuhua and the first party, he also knows a little about the situation in Xihai, and knows that Xihai is now actually in the hands of a person named Liu Ziqiu. Although the Linghu family is only a second-rate family in the Guanlong area, it also belongs to the ranks of the family, and Liu Ziqiu, who was born as an ordinary soldier, is naturally not looked down upon by Linghu Zhengxing. However, Liu Ziqiu's daring to call Ban Yuhua still made Linghu Zhengxing feel guilty. Combined with the above two suspicions, Ling Hu Zhengxing was a little suspicious that it was not a nomadic tribe attacking the border, but Liu Ziqiu's soldiers and horses coming over, so he had to ask to understand.
"Xia Guan can be sure!" Shao Dong took off the flower cloth wrapped around his head and took off the narrow-sleeved shirt on his body, and said, "My lord, please look, if it weren't for the lower officials picking up their clothes, they wouldn't have been able to escape......
Although the newly married lady is beautiful, she has already ** the guy who behaves rudely, even if she returns to her side, Shao Dong will not want her anymore. There is still a large amount of gold and silver in the county office, and in the past few years, Shao Dong has worked hard to save these belongings, which is his lifeline, and he must find a way to take it back no matter what. Now the only one who can help him is Linghu Zhengxing, in order to gain Linghu Zhengxing's trust, Shao Dong did not hesitate to tell that humiliating experience.
It is our duty to defend the territory. As the Taishou of Xiping and the loss of a county seat, Linghu Zhengxing must not be ignored, but it also depends on the situation. If Liu Ziqiu came to fight for territory, he only had 5,000 men under him, and the best choice was to stay in Huangshui City honestly with strong defense. If it's a nomadic tribe attacking the border, things are much simpler. The purpose of the nomadic tribes to raid the border was only to loot property and slaves, and they would have to withdraw sooner or later, as long as Linghu Zhengxing attacked and almost regained Linqiang City, then he would have made a contribution.
Linghu Zhengxing's eyes were sharp, but he had already seen that the piece of flower cloth was clearly a woman's skirt, and he already believed that what Shao Dong said was true. But Linghu Zhengxing was still very cautious, and asked again: "Lord Shao, do you know how many people they have?" β
Shao Dong thought for a while and said, "Although Xia Guan is eager to report to the adults, he has also quietly probed on the street, it should not be more than three hundred people, otherwise how can Xia Guan easily escape from the city?" Please also ask Lord Linghu to send troops as soon as possible to rescue thousands of people in the city! β
At that time, Shao Dong was in a hurry to flee for his life, how could he dare to find out how many enemies had entered the city? However, there were indeed no nomadic cavalry on the street, and no voices of people crying for help were heard, which was very different from the usual scene of nomadic tribes attacking the border. It's just that Shao Dong deliberately concealed these details in order to say that he ordered Fox Zhengxing to send troops.
Hearing that there were only 300 enemies in the city, the fox was very determined. Even if Shao Dong deliberately concealed it, it was impossible to exceed 1,000 people? Moreover, Shao Dong was thoughtful in his four o'clock and eight rituals, and Linghu Zhengxing couldn't ignore him, so he immediately took the case and said loudly: "Without further ado, send troops immediately!" β
Xiping is a border county, and compared with the inner county, the border county is too guarded to manage the army on the horse and the people on the horse, and it is the real real power. After Yang Guang established the four counties of Xihai, Heyuan, Jimo and Shanshan, Xiping was no longer a border county. But because of Yang Guang's sudden death, Linghu Zhengxing's power has not had time to be withdrawn, so the 5,000 soldiers and horses are still under his command, and there are 1,500 cavalry, which is a decisive force in the northwest region.
It's just that Xiping's army is usually negligent in training, saying that it is to send troops immediately, and it took more than half an hour for the team to assemble, and when they left Huangshui City, Rì was already westward. Shao Dong was anxious, but he had no choice but to pray silently, hoping that the robbers of the nomadic tribe could stay in the city for a longer time, and it was best to stay in the city for the night. Linghu Zhengxing was unhurried, he knew that he only needed to recover Linqiang City, and as for the loss of the city, he didn't need to take it to heart.
The cavalry was in front, the infantry was behind, and four thousand men and horses marched slowly along the avenue. It was almost dusk, and the army finally arrived at Tulou Mountain. There is a long and narrow valley called Changning Valley between Tulou Mountain and Jinshan, and it is Linqiang City that passes through Changning Valley.
Linghu Zhengxing stood at the mouth of the valley but hesitated, raised his horsewhip, and ordered: "Go to a team of scouts and explore the road ahead!" β
Shao Dong was anxious, and hurriedly persuaded: "My lord, this place is all under the rule of Xiping, and there will be no enemy ambush." β
Linghu Zhengxing shook his head and said, "Be careful to sail the ship of ten thousand years." β
"Your Excellency has a point!" Shao Dong knew that he couldn't persuade Linghu Zhengxing, so Suo XΓ¬ng took the initiative to ask for orders, "Xiaguan is familiar with the path, and he is willing to be a guide!" β
Shao Dong led more than a dozen scouts to rush into the Changning Valley, and there was no movement halfway through. Shao Dongle turned his horse's head and led everyone back to the valley, and said, "My lord, the future is normal, and there is no ambush. β
Although Changning Valley is under his rule, the terrain is relatively partial, and Linghu Zhengxing has not come, so he does not doubt him and wades his army straight in. When the army was on the way, it suddenly heard a few long "woo woos", and several arrows whistled past and were firmly nailed to the ground in front of them. Flags were suddenly unfurled on the tops of Jinshan and Tulou Mountains, and countless soldiers and horses appeared, shouting in unison: "Those who descend will not be killed!" Those who descend will not be killed! β
"There's an ambush!" Linghu Zhengxing was shocked, and Le Ma said, "Quick, retreat!" β
In the distance, a large group of cavalry rushed down from the top of the mountain and assembled at the entrance of Changning Valley. The terrain here is narrow, and the formation of Linghu Zhengxing is that the cavalry is in front and the infantry is in the rear. Although the infantry hurriedly turned back, they were confronted by the enemy's cavalry. The enemy cavalry was still seven or eight hundred paces away from them, and they were holding their ground. But everyone understands that when the two sides are five hundred paces apart, they enter the best impact distance of the cavalry, and at that time, the opposing cavalry will naturally move.
Linghu Zhengxing also had 1,500 cavalry under his command, but now it has become an infantry in front and cavalry in the rear, and the cavalry's maneuver and impact power cannot be exerted at all.
At this time, retreating was undoubtedly self-defeating, Ling Hu Zhengxing glared at Shao Dong fiercely, and shouted: "Rush forward!" β
Hundreds of cavalry rushed westward. Suddenly, there was a loud rumbling sound from the top of the mountain, and countless logs and boulders rolled down the hillside into the valley, and the hundred and ten cavalrymen who rushed to the front were smashed into a blur of flesh and blood in the blink of an eye. The rest of the cavalry hurriedly reined in their horses, but the road to the west was already impassable.
On the top of the mountain, the shout of "those who descend will not kill" sounded again. The jungle is densely covered with banners, and the cold light is dotted under the banner, and I don't know how many ambushes there are. The wave of wood and stone rolling down just now was obviously just a jΗng lawsuit, if the other party killed the killer, the Xiping military horses trapped in the valley would never survive, so that Hu Zhengxing faced a difficult choice.