Chapter 4: The Old Man (Part 4)

"Yawn," the day in June was very hot, but Li Xu couldn't help but sneeze, since the withdrawal of troops at the foot of Yu Dai Mountain, he always had this abnormal symptom, for no reason he felt desolate in his heart, and his whole body began to chill, this uncomfortable energy was especially like the feeling when he was targeted by wolves in the dark when he was hunting, but now he is on the training ground in Qi County, and the surrounding brothers are shouting and killing The sound of killing is shocking, and it is impossible for any beast to dare to approach,

"What's the matter with the general, do you need to invite a man to come," the pro-soldier team was Zhou Xing and sent a handkerchief, and asked with concern,

"It's okay, it is estimated that I was blown by the wind after sweating yesterday, so it's good to move," Li Xu shook his shoulders and threw the feeling of weakness on his body into the wind, "Order the brothers to practice the formation just now, and pay attention to the cooperation between each other,"

"Yes," Zhou Xing took the arrow from Li Xu's hand, and ran to the center of the school field, where there were two infantry battle formations of about 7,000 people, which looked quite powerful, this is the latest training achievement of Li Xu's return from Daishan, the county soldiers who returned from the farm work under their strict requirements, their image and combat effectiveness have been greatly improved, although the equipment is still much worse than that of the government soldiers, but in terms of momentum and neatness of movements, it is not inferior to the Xiongwu battalion under his command that day,

Zhang Xutuo was very satisfied with Li Xu's training ability, and basically handed over the daily training work of the county soldiers to him, in the past two months, Luo Shixin and Dugu Lin continued to train the few cavalry in Qi County, Qin Shubao and Zhang Yuanbei were invited to Beihai to assist Wu Yulin in rectifying the defense, and another month is autumn, and the harvest season is another active period for bandits.

There is a bloody example of Beihai County, the county soldiers are very enthusiastic about training, they follow the command of the captain on duty, and quickly walk past Li Xu, with neat movements and firm steps,

"Let the brethren of the lance straighten their weapons more flat, and the shield-bearer try to protect the top of his head as much as possible, and imagine that the opponent has feathered arrows shooting from a distance, and the archers, draw the bow and release the arrows neatly, and each team should be upright, pay attention to restraining the brothers around him," Li Xu took a few steps forward and shouted at a team that was passing in front of him,

In Xuzi's mind, the enemy of the county soldiers is the Wagang army, and only this elite army will suddenly appear silently, and only in this way will the opponent need the county soldiers to fight with twelve points of spirit to deal with it.

His training method was enlightened by Xu Maogong, and he was influenced by Liu Hongji when he was in Huaiyuan Town, plus those notes of Yang Fuzi, Mai Tiecane and Qian Shixiong's words and deeds, as well as the later Yu Wenshi and the supplement, although it cannot be compared with the means of ancient and modern famous generals, but it is also in its own vein, characterized by simplicity and practicality, taking into account the neatness of the military appearance,

In the distance, there was a puff of yellow smoke billowing again, and Luo Shixin led a team of cavalry to ride horses and run in front of the phalanx, each cavalry bluffed its horn bow, "Ping!" Ping-pong, "The ground is moving towards the foot pawn, Li Xu did not show weakness, quickly waved the corner flag, and issued a series of general orders,

"The lancer crouched down," the herald translated his command into the sound of a trumpet to the ears of the soldiers, "the shieldbearer stepped forward to protect his companions," and with the sound of the loud horn, the soldiers with huge wooden shields rushed past the pikemen like a tide, and built a shield wall on the periphery of their position, and the lances emerged from behind the shield wall, and the lances shone brightly, followed by the archers who drew their bows in a virtual way, and fired in three stages, and after the first stage of the action was completed, the lancers and shieldbearers got up at the same time, moved forward, and let out a loud cry from their mouths,

"Victory," the soldiers advanced ten steps, and once again posed an iron hedgehog, the archer held the bow like the moon, the strings were as rapid as rain, and a wet wind blew, adding a bit of murder to the school field, and in the depths of the smoke and dust, a scarlet battle flag poked out,

"Victory," the soldiers rushed towards Luo Shixin like a rising tide, until the lance was stretched under the nose of the war horse, and then it stopped steadily, and more than a thousand war horses were frightened by the iron hedgehog that suddenly rushed over, and they kept standing still, if it were not for the timely control of the rider on horseback, they almost had to compromise with instinct, and immediately fled into the distance,

"What a surge array, where did you learn it," Luo Shixin waved his hand, ordered the cavalry to go to a distant place to rest, and then ran over to ask Li Xu for advice,

"What are you talking about," Li Xu pointed to his ears and asked rhetorically, the brothers around him were too involved in practice, shouting like thunder, he couldn't hear Luo Shixin's compliments,

"I said that this surge array is very practical, I didn't see it a few days ago, where did you learn it," Luo Shixin jumped off his mount and shouted next to Li Xu's ear,

After several battles side by side, the relationship between the group has become very close, and if it is not a formal occasion, it is rare for the lord to pay attention to their respective identities and ranks.

"I also didn't think about it for long, and I was afraid that the brothers would be panicked if they encountered a surprise attack by the rogues, so I made some preparations in advance," Li Xu put his hand to his mouth and shouted in response,

There are very few formed cavalry among the Liukou, but not now does not mean that there will be no in the future, after seeing the Wagang Army, Xuzi instinctively thought that the surrounding Liukou would become stronger and stronger, so his drill tactics are getting closer and more regular,

"It's a bit like the formation of the Wagang Army that day," Luo Shixin shouted again, the encounter with the Wagang Army two months ago left a deep impression on him, Dugu Lin and Zhang Yuanbei with two hundred armored cavalry and a brigade of light cavalry, were actually forced to be embarrassed by the enemy with four thousand foot soldiers, this is a situation that the elite of Qi County has never encountered since its birth, so after such a long time, Luo Shixin still feels that every action of the other party is vivid,

"It's a bit like, I'm drawing a scoop according to the gourd," Li Xu nodded, responded, looked carefully, he found that he had inadvertently "stolen" many of Xu Maogong's skills, this battle formation was indeed from the Wagang Army led by Xu Maogong that day, and he was only slightly adjusted according to the actual situation of the county soldiers, "No wonder I made it so smoothly this time," Li Xu thought with a smile, maybe deep down he didn't forget the friendship with Xu Maogong at all, so every move had the shadow of the other party,

But if you follow the same trend, can the county soldiers beat the Wagang army, Xu Zi suddenly felt a little lost, he didn't understand why Xu Maogong became the military advisor of the bandits, maybe the other party had enough reasons to do that, but he had to be the enemy of the other party, because he was the general of the Great Sui, and he had the responsibility of protecting the land and the people.

Thinking like this, he waved the horn flag again, and the infantry line suddenly turned around, obliquely blocking the imaginary enemy who rushed from the flank, and the other infantry line became a meniscus shape, slowly passing from the side, squeezing the enemy, this is a combined attack, once the two infantry lines are close, the enemy caught between them will be crushed to pieces, even if it is a piece of iron,

If the Wagang army is caught in the middle, how will they respond, Li Xu looked into the distance, he saw Xu Maogong's shadow rushing left and right in the smoke and dust, commanding a group of enemies condensed from the smoke and dust to constantly change formations, change formations, Xuzi's hand slowly touched his horn bow, an arrow shot over, the command of the Wagang army will inevitably be disrupted, this is the most convenient way to break the enemy, the means on the battlefield do not matter noble and despicable, what can give the enemy fatal injury is the best means,

"No wonder it is rumored that you are brothers in the same sect, your skills are not small, and the level of military training is also indistinguishable," Luo Shixin's words came in the gap between the shouts of the soldiers, and fell on Xuzi's ears like thunder,

"What are you talking about," Li Xu's body twitched, then turned around and asked with a smile,

"Rumors outside say that the general and Xu Maogong of Wagangzhai are brothers who worship themselves, I say this is a no-brainer, if you have a deep friendship with him, at the beginning + passion In Daishan, we are all finished," Luo Shixin pulled his throat and shouted,

Li Xu felt that the cold hairs on his body stood up, although he still had a smile on his face, the fierce beast hidden in the shadows finally pounced on him, his movements were clean and neat, "The means that can inflict a blow on the enemy army are all suitable means, it doesn't matter inside and outside the battlefield," Yang Gong once instilled in his notes, "Most of the time, conspiracy outside the battlefield is more effective than the means on the battlefield, and the price paid is very small" Xu Zi remembered every word in the book, as well as all the notes behind this paragraph,

This is the summary written by Mrs. Yang after the soldiers and horses of the Great Sui crossed the river, when Yang Su tried to go south, he was afraid of Zhou Luoyu, the famous general of the Southern Chen Water Division, so he designed to separate the monarchs and ministers of the Southern Dynasty, and through the hands of the Lord Chen, he successfully transferred Zhou Luoyu to a thousand miles away.

"I am an old acquaintance with Xu Junshi of the Wagang Army, but we are not brothers in the same sect," Xu Zi slowly put away his smile and said frankly, "The day was too far apart, I can't confirm it, but after thinking about it, he should indeed be regarded as an old man,"

"You said, you really know the one surnamed Xu," Luo Shixin asked with his hand in his face as he opened his mouth wide, and at this moment, the expression on his face was ever-changing, like rain clouds in the June sky,

A huge cloud floated over, casting a shadow on the top of the two of them, "Yes, if his name is really Xu Maogong, we are old friends, we used to do business together, and we snatched horses in the hands of the Turks," Li Xu nodded and replied, it was a happy memory, every time he thought about it before, his heart was warm, but this time, his heart was sour,

He didn't want to hide it, the reason why he had been nervous for the past two months was this, since the wind and rain couldn't be avoided, facing it was the best choice, after listening to his words, the noise around him instantly became smaller, and several low-level generals who were pointing and discussing the gains and losses of the military formation all closed their mouths, at a loss, and the most shocked thought that the pro-soldier team was waking up, he stood beside Li Xu, holding a box of order flags in his hand, not knowing whether to hand it over or put it on the ground,

"Order, let everyone disband, rest for a quarter of an hour and then continue the exercise," Xuzi smiled and ordered in a low voice, it may be raining, the smell in the wind is a little fishy, and there is a little bitterness,

"Then, then you also know Sun Anzu," Luo Shixin moved his body uneasily, and asked tentatively, the rumor about Li Xu was that when he led the team out to walk the horse just now, a local official reported it as major news, everyone thought it was nonsense, Li Lang will be His Majesty's henchman, if he is a friend and disciple of the thief, how can the court value him so much,

"Sun Anzu," Li Xu paused again, he was a little familiar with this name, and in the next moment, he understood that Luo Shixin was referring to Sun Jiu, "He was the leader of the caravan back then, what's wrong, how does this matter have anything to do with him again,"

"Oh my God, you really have the ability," Luo Shixin pulled his hand out of his mouth and slapped his helmet hard, "It is rumored that the Hebei giant thief Sun Anzu is the master of the two of you, and you are all his descendant disciples, and you are ordered to stir up the world,"

"I'm not Uncle Nine's disciple, but he was really good to me back then!" Li Xu shook his head, denying the rumors that came to his face, the wind around him was unprovoked, blowing his shawl fluttering, under the blood-red shawl, his body was very straight, like a piece of mountain rock that could not be smashed or broken,

"I don't think you will be Sun Anzu's disciple" Luo Shixin didn't know how to comfort his companion, stretched out his hand, and patted Xuzi on the shoulder, "If he can teach an apprentice like you, he won't be so easy to be killed by others, besides, with your character, if he is your master, you won't fail to avenge him,"

"Uncle Nine is dead, who killed him," Li Xu's eyes instantly widened, grabbed Luo Shixin's shoulders with both hands, and asked, when rumors are spreading, this action is very easy to be misunderstood by the other party, at least several low-level generals around him have held the hilt of the knife on his waist with their hands, if Sun Jiu is not his mentor, why should he be so excited when he hears the news of the other party's death,

"Zhong Jian, Zhong Jian," Luo Shixin called in a low voice, and then slowly moved his body out of Xu Zi's hands, "Don't worry, listen to me slowly, Sun Anzu died at the hands of Zhang Jincheng the year before last, it is said that the other party took a fancy to the soldiers and horses under his command, that Zhang Jin said that he killed General Feng Xiaoci last year, but he couldn't grow up, and the imperial court sent General Yang Yichen to conquer him,"

"I don't know the news," Li Xu muttered, he felt that his heart was very messy, and his body was exhausted to death, but at this moment, he had to be strong and calm, he couldn't show the slightest weakness, no matter how the creation made people,

"Zhong Jian, I believe in you," Luo Shixin looked at Li Xu Tieqing's face, and said in a low voice, Li Zhongjian is not a scheming and ruthless guy, Luo Shixin believes in his own vision, the two are friends, when a friend is hurt by rumors, Luo Shixin feels that he should help,

He turned his head and glared fiercely at several low-ranking officers, "We also believe that Li Lang will not be a bad person," several officers were forced to have nowhere to hide by Luo Shixin's murderous gaze, and said insincerely,

"Thank you," Li Xu turned around and said to his companions around him, he looked up and sighed, and found that the sky that was still blue just now had disappeared, and at this moment there were several thick clouds pressing on his head, and he didn't know which hands were preparing for a storm.

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