"These thieves are crazy wild dogs!" Putting down the secret report sent by Zhao Deming from Yanshan County, Yang Yichen, the servant, shook his head and commented with a sneer.

At the same time as Yang Gongqing's secret report, there was also unconfirmed news, or a true lie. Legend has it that on the night of their separation from Yang Gongqing, the Tianwei general Ge Qian fell into a trap laid by the Sui general Yang Yichen. Ge Qian was killed on the spot, and Zhang Jinshu and the other remnants fled into the dense forest to take refuge in the dark of the day, and were finally rescued by Wang Bo, the Zhishilang who rushed to hear the news.

In fact, Yang Yichen and Li Xu did not send a single soldier to Bohai County at all. After using the tactics of encircling three ques and attacking the west to recover Wupu County, the two joined forces to block Gao Shida in the chrysanthemum valley in the south of the county. Gao Shida was seriously injured and knew that he could not be protected, so he stabbed himself to death that night, and used his own head as a token to ask the officers and soldiers to let the rest of the minions live. Yang Yichen advocated beheading all the captives, Li Xu advocated pardon, the two argued again and again, and finally adopted a compromise method to behead all the big and small leaders in the captives, and the rest of the ordinary minions were escorted to Zhuo County, and Sun Xuanya, who was previously captured, was engaged in military camp under the supervision of Fang Junbing.

Subsequently, the two generals followed in the footsteps of the defeated bandits to recover Raoyang and Le Shou, and chased through Zhangshui, at the junction of the two counties of Hejian and Pingyuan, a county town called Gonggao repaired and replenished.

For Ge Qian and Yang Gongqing's troops who retreated from Lucheng in a panic, Yang Yichen, the imperial servant, suggested that the officers and soldiers should first slow down their spirits in Gonggao County, so as to wait for work. With years of experience, the old general believed that the bandits were all wolf-hearted brutes, who could cooperate with each other when they had a cheap profit, and if they returned empty-handed, someone would definitely beat their comrades with bad ideas.

In fact, as expected, Yang Gongqing annexed several other bandits, and Ge Qian was also killed by Wang Bo and Yang Gongqing. The only thing that disappointed the old general was that Yang Gongqing, whose troops had doubled, refused to go back to the plain directly along the Yongji Canal, but instead went around far away and turned to Pyeongchang by the southeast of Bohai County.

"This thief, I saw him menacing before, and I thought he was really a character!" Thinking about Yang Gongqing's arrogant appearance before crossing the Tonghui River, Deng Youjian sneered and scolded.

"Wild dogs, naturally, they bark loudly, but in fact they are very timid!" Hou Qiao listened to everyone's scolding and smiled and agreed. "When the thing has no food, it will bite itself. If you want them to have the courage to fight the tiger, you can't! ”

This analogy caused the soldiers to laugh, and they all praised General Yang for the apt use of the word "wild dog". After enough laughter, someone added in a low voice, "It's okay now, at least Brother Zhong Jian won't feel innocent about the bandits anymore." Even his own companions are calculating beasts, how can they still deserve mercy! ”

"It's not mercy, it's the need for labor. The military tun is not as good as the people, and more than seventy percent of their income must be supplied to the army! Li Xu saw that the robes under Yang Yichen turned the topic to himself, shook his head, and explained to everyone with a smile.

"Anyway, they came to kill you, and in the end you gave them a bowl of rice to eat. Such a good thing can be done by you, General Li! In ancient times, there was a Buddha who gave meat to feed eagles, and now there is General Li who sacrificed himself to raise dogs, the reason is the same, and the result is different! Deng Youjian smiled and counted Li Xu down.

"Kill them all, see who planted them for you! Could it be that General Deng only eats minced meat? Li Xu sneered.

Since the Boling Army returned to normal, Li Xu's kindness has become the target of everyone's cancellation. The generals of the government led by Yang Yichen laughed at him as Mr. Dongguo, and did not hesitate to risk the world to save a group of wolf cubs. However, Li Xu retorted with the experience of raising wolves: In fact, wolves are very humane and rarely eat back after being adopted. Moreover, the reason why the rogues rebelled was that nine times out of ten they were forced to do so. If there is a way to survive without looting, no matter how difficult it is, they will definitely not want to be thieves again.

Due to their different experiences, there are many similar disputes between them. But they were all controlled within the scope of the verbal dispute, and they did not hurt the harmony between each other. Sometimes, because of the different angles of observation, Li Xu and General Yang felt that the other party's views were also meritorious, at least thinking of the side that they had not paid attention to before.

For example, Yang Yichen was very disdainful of Li Xu's policy of privately reopening the imperial examination in the six counties. He believes that the experience of the previous emperor and His Majesty has proved that the imperial examination does not really select useful talents. On the contrary, because this policy is inconsistent with the current material selection policy of the imperial court, it is easy to misunderstand that Li Xu is ready to cut himself.

However, Li Xu believes that the role of the imperial examination is not only to select materials for the country, but also to prevent the blockage of speech. If the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were all from a large family, then the government decree would inevitably give priority to the interests of the family. Only when people of different backgrounds can have the opportunity to speak, will it avoid the children of the family living more and more nourishingly, and the more difficult the life of the common people, the more they have to rise up in the end. And with the imperial examination as a way out, many talents from poor families will seek their careers in accordance with the proper way. At present, there are many real heroes among the thieves, and if they had the opportunity to show their talents, they would not have joined the bandits.

"Doesn't this mean that the more lowly the wiser, and the meat-eater must be despicable?" During an argument, Yang Yichen said abruptly.

"Meat eaters are exposed to a lot of things, and they are usually more far-sighted than their children and nephews from ordinary families!" Based on his own experience, Li Xu frankly admitted, "But meat eaters mostly seek their own interests, and once they put their family interests before the interests of the country, they will be in great trouble!" ”

Hearing this, Yang Yichen didn't say anything for a long time. After that, whenever he discussed major matters with his subordinates, he would definitely invite Li Xu to participate as an elder in the army. Although Xuzi's official position at this time was not lower than Yang Yichen's, in line with the intention of learning from his predecessors, he was usually willing to accompany him. Over time, he and the soldiers of the Yang Department are very familiar with each other, and they can already commensurate each other with each other, and they can also humbly accept some different opinions of the other party.

The parties didn't really care about these arguments and laughed it off. No one realized how many people survived in that war-torn era, because of a few disputes and a single thought. Although the soil of the military tun will not be distributed to the tuntian, although most of the income of the military tun will be used as the supply of the Boling army!

"Don't mention these, let's talk about how to fight with Yang Gongqing!" Yang Yichen saw that everyone had accidentally pulled the topic farther and farther away, waved his hand, and ordered with a smile.

"Naturally, I killed the past directly, and killed those wild dogs and scattered them!" Hou Qiao jumped up and made a worthless suggestion.

"In front of General Li, you'd better look good!" Yang Yichen scolded with a smile and drove Hou Qiao back to his seat.

"Is General Li his own?" Hou Qiao was aggrieved and muttered in a low voice. Yang Yichen doesn't put on a stand in front of his brothers, so Hou Qiao and the others rarely scruple about anything. There's always something to say, including some innocuous jokes.

"General Li will definitely fight side by side with us!" Yang Yichen turned his gaze to Li Xu and found the answer he needed from the other party's eyes. "But if we enter Pingyuan County, we may have to face more than Yang Gongqing!"

"Gao Kaidao and Dou Jiande originally wanted to rescue Gao Shida, but halfway through, they heard the news of Gao Shida's defeat and retracted back to Douzigang (hyper-toothed)!" Deng Youjian saw that Bihou Qiao was calm, thought about it, and said solemnly.

Since the war with Zhao Wanhai two months ago, the counties of Hebei have become a pot of porridge. Not only were trade routes blocked, but it was also difficult to deliver news from each other in a timely manner. According to the intelligence gathered during the repair of Gonggao County in the past few days, Deng Youjian painted an extremely complicated situation, "The Wagang army has taken advantage of the situation to kill the Yellow River, and now Wuyang and Jijun are threatened by it. In order to protect Liyangcang, Hebei Ambassador Taichang Shaoqing Wei Ji and Henan Ambassador Huyalang evacuated Wang Bian's troops and horses from Douzigang and rushed to the Yellow River to intercept the Wagang army. Dou Jiande and Gao Kaidao collected the remnants of several other village owners, each forming an army, and their power could not be ignored. Zhang Jin said that he also took the opportunity to turn over, and now he has killed Ping En in Wu'an County, and Yang Shanhui, the guard of Qinghe County, is threatened behind him and has to retreat to the county to protect the territory! ”

"Gao Shida used to be the chief scoop of Hebei Green Forest, and after his death, many of them are ready to take over this position in order to command the heroes. If we intercept and kill Yang Gongqing on the road to Pyeongchang at this moment, we must always beware of Dou Jiande and Gao Kaidao killing from behind in order to sell their fame and reputation! He thought for a moment and continued to add.

"Shhh After listening to Deng Youjian's analysis, many generals couldn't help but gasp. They are not afraid to fight any of the gangsters, but they do not want to be beaten by others. "We are not familiar with the shape near Douzigang, so the benefit is not in me!" Shi Weiqing, the head of Yang Yichen's department, said in a low voice, "The army is pressing, and the enemy will inevitably condense into a regiment, and the people will not lose to me, as for the time of day, ......."

"The old man doesn't think that the murderer will be blessed!" Yang Yichen frowned, and interrupted Wei Qing's scholarly words. "The old man needs to discuss with everyone, in the worst-case scenario, how to fight this battle!"

"The worst-case scenario is that we will be attacked on three sides, and only the north side can retreat!" Hou Qiao smiled and said. This reminded him of the siege battle a few days ago, when the Boling army let go of the south gate, the minions who had been shouting and fighting with the official army before actually took the road and fled, not thinking about whether the cavalry would chase and kill from behind.

"But I don't think the rogues are that aligned. If they want to fight side by side, they need to choose at least one more big leader. Whether we attack Yang Gongqing, Gao Kaidao or Dou Jiande first, for the other two, it is equivalent to cutting off a potential opponent for them! He optimistically overturned the most critical scenario described earlier.

"Zitong has a point!" Yang Yichen stroked his beard lightly, "But we have to beware of someone taking a long-term view!" As far as the old man knows, Dou Jiande is very scheming! ”

"We can go to intercept and kill Yang Gongqing with one army, and the other army to coerce Dou Jiande and Gao Kaidao!" Li Xu thought about it and suggested.

"The old man also thinks it's safer to do this!" Yang Yichen gave Li Xu a knowing smile. Dealing with young people is comfortable, they can always make you forget your age, "Zhong Jian is going to fight all the way, tell the old man!" ”

"Most of the cavalry under Yang Gongqing's command is fast. Extrapolating from the time that this secret report was delayed on the road, Yang Gongqing had bypassed Wudi and Leling in Bohai County at this moment, and if he wanted to run back to Douzigang as fast as possible, he would definitely walk along the bank of the Maji River. Li Xu hesitated for a moment, and then gave the answer very affirmatively. Therefore, I am going to intercept him in the middle of the way with light horses, and I will leave at least half of his soldiers and horses behind! ”

"It's okay, most of the old man's subordinates are foot soldiers, and it's not easy to chase him, so it's better to go south directly to coerce Dou Jiande!" Yang Yichen nodded and responded.

Now that the two generals have already made a plan, what the other generals can do is to complete the details of this plan. In order to prevent Luo Yi from taking the opportunity to cause trouble, Yang Yichen ordered Deng Youjian to lead some soldiers and horses to return to Lucheng first, and strengthen his vigilance while recuperating from his injuries. In order to make up for the shortage of soldiers and horses under Yang Yichen's troops, Xu Zi also took the initiative to let Guo Xuan, the county guard of Zhuo County, who was under his jurisdiction, lead his subordinate soldiers to assist Yang Yichen.

"You also have to be careful that Luo Yi killed the Sanggan River. The consumption of the iron cavalry under his command is huge, and the few counties he currently occupies cannot be fed at all! When sending Li Xu out of the camp, Yang Yichen reminded him privately.

An armoured rider usually needs two or three horses, and a large number of grooms and veterinarians need to accompany the army. Therefore, with the taxes of the six counties and the supply of the imperial court, Li Xu only barely scraped together a thousand armor to ride out. And under Luo Yi's rule, the population is sparse, and it is indeed difficult for him to be self-sufficient just by relying on the money and food collected from the people.

In order to protect himself, Luo Yi will definitely hit the idea of Shanggu and the southern district of Zhuo County. And in order to keep everyone under his rule from being fired, Li Xu must also leave a large part of his strength to guard against the tiger and iron cavalry. He is the ambassador of the six counties, and it is an inescapable responsibility to protect the territory and the people. "I am ready to let the military Sima Zhao Ziming and the strong military general Lu Qin return to Boling with the rest of the foot soldiers first, ready to respond at any time. As for the complete extermination of Dou Jiande and others, please ask the old general to bother more. He thought for a moment and solemnly requested.

"Well, there's no urgency!" Yang Yichen frowned, and a cloud of doubt flashed in his eyes. He liked to fight side by side with the young man in front of him, but there was a clear hint of imminent separation in the other party's words today. "Where are you going to go after defeating Yang Gongqing? Have you received an order from the imperial court? ”

"Rumor has it that an appointment for me was blocked by the Liukou on the bank of the Yellow River!" Li Xu nodded, the expression on his face was very calm. "Whether the rumors are true or not, I will cross the river from Bohai County to the south bank of the Yellow River to ask for the Holy Decree!"

"The south bank of the Yellow River?" Yang Yichen heard Li Xu say solemnly, and couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Isn't that Qi County?" What are you doing all that far away? ”

"That's General Zhang's home!" Li Xu nodded and replied.

Note: 1. Douzigang (original word: hyper-teeth), spanning the two counties of Bohai and Plain in the Sui Dynasty, became the Hebei Righteous Army Shelter because of its complex shape. Dou Jiande, Gao Shida, and Gao Kaidao have all developed here. After being beaten by Yang Yichen, Dou Jiande and Gao Kaidao also regrouped with this.

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