Chapter 7: The Prosperous Age (12A)

Chapter 7 Shengshi (12 above) has a conclusion in his heart, and Luo Yi is no longer entangled in the details of Boling's military operation.

♀ Instead, he took the initiative to pull away from the topic and help Zhang Jiang hide some clues that were easy to expose. Although Zhang Jiang is a martial artist, he has been rolling down the officialdom over the years, and he has long been aware of human accidents.

Luo Yi's new topic has just started, and he has already hurried to overtake, and when Li Jiancheng turns his mind from the scorching fantasy, the topic of the three of them has already run from outside the plug to Hedong.

"My general is also puzzled by this. The road between Zhuojun and Hedong was all blocked by Liu Wuzhou's men, and the scouts couldn't send them at all. On the side of Kamiya County, there have been many homeless people who have fled recently, but none of them have ever been close to the battlefield, so they don't know the specific situation. Zhao Sima has already sent another fine work from the Flying Fox Ridge area to Yanmen, but it will take at least half a month for the news to come back from such a big *** pocket. As for what will happen to the battlefield in the next half a month, no one can guarantee it! "Regarding the military situation in Hedong, Zhang Jiang is obviously not optimistic at all.

Although he did not explicitly make a prediction that the Lady Army had been defeated, there was a hint of chaos in the world in every sentence.

"Ah, oh, doesn't the general think that the Lady Army can't stop Shi Bi?" Li Jiancheng's mood suddenly fell from the peak to the deep valley, and he said calmly.

Regarding the military situation over there in Lou Fuguan, he also had a premonition that something was not good. But there is a little luck hidden in my heart, looking forward to Li Wan'er and the Women's Army to create a miracle.

That army has performed countless miracles since its birth, and if it can withstand the attack of hundreds of thousands of troops under the command of Shibi Khan, it will be the most glorious of all miracles.

Luo Yi is also not optimistic about the battle of Hedong. After listening to Zhang Jiang's words, he put away his smile and sighed,

"If the displaced people have begun to flee for their lives to Hebei, it is estimated that Lou Fu Pass has been lost. In the eyes of the people, the land seemed to be second only to life. It's not that you hear any rumors, and you will never abandon your family and business easily! ”

"It's hard to say." Zhang Jiang shook his head slightly, and then nodded lightly.

"But my general has also talked about some countermeasures. The two of you might as well wait a little longer, and wait for the general to come back......" Before he finished speaking, he had already heard footsteps outside the camp, stood up, and added very happily,

"The Great General has returned. You two might as well discuss one or two with my general! I'm going to prepare the map, and I'll be clearer on it! With that, he got up and went to the door of the tent to greet him.

A cadre of civil and military personnel in the tent also put down their work at hand, and raised their heads with a smile. The door curtain was opened, and the person who came was indeed Li Xu.

There was an unfamiliar face behind his feet, and his body was full of sour smell.

"I've seen the General!"

"I've seen the General!" The civil and military officials of the Boling Army sent greetings to their commanders in turn. Turning his gaze to the visitor behind Li Xu, he couldn't help but secretly wonder.

But when he saw that his eyebrows and beard were covered with mud, it was as if he had just been dug out of a mud pit.

The skin armor was full of holes, and the broken places, blood and mud seeped out alternately, and he looked indescribably embarrassed.

♀ But he himself didn't feel pitiful at all, and his face still had a little pride, as if the whole army owed him two buckets of grain.

Li Jiancheng's gaze met the visitor, and he immediately stood up from his seat. Regardless of the outsiders, he asked, "How did you get here?" What's the situation in the battle over there? But it was defeated. But what about the people, where did he hide? ”

"I'm here to deliver a message to the general and the prince." The person came with a stiff neck, and his expression looked more and more unruly.

"Lou Fuguan is still in the hands of the second son, and the Khan has not asked for half of the benefits. The second prince found that the Turkic offensive had suddenly weakened, and it was expected that the Shizi's side had broken the thief. Therefore, I hope that the prince can lead his troops westward as soon as possible and annihilate all the wolf riders at the foot of the Great Wall! The voice was behind, and everyone was shocked.

If the Shibi Khan really fell under the Great Wall, the Turks would have suffered a great loss in the southern invasion this time.

Ashina Bone Toru has become an old dog who has lost all his teeth, and if he is trapped near the Great Wall by everyone again, at least within ten years, the Hu people will not have the courage to go south and herd horses!

But is it possible? Just by the Messenger's embarrassment? Resistant to Li Jiancheng's face, Boling Zhongwen and Wu were reluctant to expose the lies of the people who came in public, but they smiled at the corners of their eyes and remained silent.

Li Jiancheng, who has always regarded face as very important, was laughed dry by everyone, slapped the handsome case hard, and shouted angrily: "Someone is coming." Drag this guy who lied about the military out and beat me until he's willing to tell the truth! "The Messenger, though his lies were exposed in public, was a tough guy.

He didn't beg for mercy, sneered, and raised his head to receive the punishment. It was difficult for the Boling warriors who rushed in to obey orders, and it was difficult not to obey orders, and they looked at Li Xu with wide eyes, expecting their coach to make a decision.

Li Jiancheng was still the nominal deputy marshal of the coalition forces at this time, and his order Li Xu naturally did not want to refuse. But the messenger had obviously run out of strength, and he was really beaten with a big stick, and he only had half a breath left if he didn't die.

I wanted to ask about the military situation in Hedong, but I didn't get a response. Just as he was hesitating, Luo Yi quickly stood up and created steps for the two coaches,

"Virtuous brother, don't be angry! And the great generals should not be like the messenger. I see that he has a pride between his eyebrows, and he should not be a sinister and treacherous person. Pull him back first, and the old man will say a few words to him. If he still doesn't repent, it's not too late to start the punishment! Li Jiancheng just felt that his face was shameless, and after venting his anger, he also knew that it would be inappropriate for people to be killed in the future.

He snorted a few times and said angrily: "If this surnamed Hou is a sincere gentleman, there will be no cunning people in the world." Big brother even if he asks, but be careful of being deceived by him! ”

"This, my brother naturally knows!" Luo Yi smiled and nodded, turning his gaze to Li Xu again. Li Xu naturally couldn't help but give this favor, waved his hand, and ordered the guards to hurry up and push the messenger back.

The messenger Shi Shiran entered the account, and the smile on his face was even stronger. After thanking Li Jiancheng for his irresponsible kindness, he stood in the middle of the military tent and waited for Li Xu and others to ask questions.

Luo Yi walked slowly to the messenger, looked the other party up and down, arched his hand, and asked with a smile, "Old man Luo Yi." ♀ Dare to ask this little hero's name! ”

"I've seen General Luo!" Hearing that the smiling white-haired old man in front of him was Luo Yi, the messenger was in awe,

"In Xiahou Junji, he is the commander of the left battalion of the right army in Hedong. Seeing that the enemy's situation has changed, I am afraid that others will not be able to speak clearly. So I specially asked my own boss for an order, and came to Hebei to contact the heroes of all roads to attack the wolf rider before and after! ”

"Good, good!" Knowing that the other party was still lying, Luo Yi kept nodding.

"It's inevitable to be flanked, and there's no urgency in this matter. General Hou came from afar to work hard, so he went down first to change his clothes and take a bath. The old man, General Li, and the son of your family are discussing how to hunt down Ashina Gu Tuolu. When we cut off the head of the bone toru, we will naturally take it with us to deter Shibi! ”

"Then, at that time, I'm afraid Shi must have fled!" Hou Junji paused for a moment and reminded with a smile.

"It doesn't matter. The old man used to fight with the Turks, and he always liked to chase the dead and chase the north. Luo Yi's smile was full of confidence, as if the victory was already in hand.

"The old man is very familiar with the terrain outside the Saiwai, this time, he must take advantage of the situation to kill Dingxiang and sweep the Turkic Hu Seed Plough Court to prevent him from suffering in the future!"

"Hmm!" Li Jiancheng also recovered from his shame and anger, stepped forward, and said narrowly: "Junji, after eating, rest for the night, you can hurry back." I will send a hundred guards to escort you. After arriving at Lou Fu Pass, he told his second brother that if he had to withdraw, let him go. Our victory this time has been decided, and the armies from all walks of life will march together to kill Dingxiang, and there will definitely be victory and no defeat! ”

"I'm afraid, I'm afraid, I'm afraid that after a long time, the war will change again!" Hou Junji's stomach was full of words, but he couldn't say a word.

After he arrived at the foot of the Great Wall, he was led to the middle camp of the Boling Army by the soldiers on duty. I happened to meet Li Xu, who came back from visiting Xie Yingdeng, at the door.

was afraid that Li Xu would not move like his own lord, so he first talked about the military situation in Hedong lightly.

But he didn't think about his own appearance at all, and his words were somewhat credible. When Li Xu was led to the big tent of the Chinese army and saw Li Jiancheng, he couldn't change his words, so he had to continue the lie.

But it's easy to lie, but it's very difficult to lie. If a lie continues, it always takes 10,000 sentences to make up for it.

At this moment, he was forced into the corner by Luo Yi, and it was too late to change his words. I had to turn my attention to other countermeasures.

Seeing Hou Junji's embarrassed appearance, Luo Yi smiled dumbly. He could also guess one or two about the reason why Hou Junji lied, patted the other party's shoulder, and taught him as a kind elder: "At this time, are you still unwilling to tell the truth?" The old man has been fighting for half his life, and he has never seen you come to report the good news like this. As for the generals and the generals in the tent, which one has not been killed by thousands of troops. Whether you win or lose in Hedong, they can smell it, so it's your turn to fool! ”

"We have indeed guarded the Lou Fu Pass! Didn't cripple the wolf rider ....." Hou Junji took half a step back, not daring to face Luo Yi's gaze again.

"But it can't be regarded as a defeat, at least it made Shibi pay three times the price. If the general, the prince, and Luo Gong can rush to Yanmen in time and attack Shibi's flank, the Central Plains will definitely win a complete victory in this battle! ”

"The enemy pays three times the price. ♀ What about you, how much have you lost? What about the Women's Army, why not mention the Women's Army?" Li Jiancheng became more and more angry, and stepped forward and grabbed Hou Junji's neck.

He has been in trouble with his younger brother in the past few years, so he hates the house and Wu, and even the soldiers under his brother's command look extremely unpleasant.

If it weren't for the fact that the ugliness of the family should not be publicized, today he would want to take advantage of the situation to punish Hou Junji for the crime of lying about the military situation and completely cut off his younger brother's arm.

"There are still more than 60,000 people left in the right army. There are nearly 120,000 soldiers in the Women's Army! Hou Junji pushed Li Jiancheng's hand away and reported in a low voice.

"Where's Wan'er?" Li Jiancheng was anxious and angry, and asked sharply again. The losses of the Right Army and the Women's Army were not large.

But the attrition is more than a third. These two troops are not comparable to the elite of Boling, and they have combat effectiveness when they are reduced by half.

According to Li Jiancheng's understanding of his own army, the Flying Tiger Battalion in the right army may still have combat effectiveness after losing one-third of its manpower.

And the women's army, which is completely composed of heroes in the green forest, is one when fighting a good fight. With more than one-third of the losses and no effective generals in the army, I am afraid that the morale of the army has long been chaotic at this moment.

The Battle of Hedong was not supposed to end like this. Wan'er was in danger at Lou Fu Pass, and Li Shimin was ready to support her at any time.

As long as the two of them cooperate properly, even if they can't quickly annihilate the enemy who will attack like Zhuojun, it shouldn't be a big problem to seek a fruitless ending.

At present, the Women's Army and the Right Army have all become remnants, and it is obvious that there is a problem with the cooperation between Wan'er and Shimin.

Thinking of Chen Yanshou's previous analysis of the situation in Hedong, Li Jiancheng only felt that his heart was constantly sinking, and he fell straight to the bottomless abyss like being caught on a thousand boulders.

"The county lord has been seriously injured and is recuperating in Lao County at the moment." Hou Junji was forced to ask, so he had to report Li Wan'er's situation to Jiancheng.

"The wounded numbers of the women's army have also been withdrawn to Lao County, and the lightly injured and unwounded soldiers are still sticking to Lou Fu Pass at this moment, and they will be uniformly dispatched by the second son!"

"Good, good, good!" Li Jiancheng said three good words in a row. Things had come to such an extent that no matter how angry he was, he couldn't accuse his brother of his insidious cunning in front of so many outsiders.

Instead, he had to cover up for Li Shimin, lest Li Xu refuse to send troops to rescue Hedong in a fit of anger.

"This General Hou, can you explain in a little detail the battle situation before Lou Fu Pass. How was Wan'er injured, and why did the right army led by Shimin suffer such serious losses? Without waiting for Li Jiancheng to think about how to pave the way for his younger brother, Li Xu stepped forward and asked very politely.

"The general has asked, Hou should say everything!" Hou Junji first made a gesture to Li Xu, then closed his mouth and looked around.

"Let's go and don't know. Come on, go get some wheat porridge for General Hou! Li Xu waved his hand very generously and met the other party's request.

He didn't want to, and he wasn't interested in, why Hou Junji deliberately deceived him when he saw him at first glance. The other party is just an executor, and it is not worth his attention.

As for the talent who gave orders to Hou Junji behind the scenes, Li Xu knew him very well, and he had long had no high expectations.

Hou Junji was indeed very hungry, and when he arrived at the tent, he picked up the wheat porridge sent by Li Xu's order, and didn't even bother to say thank you, and poured it down.

After drinking the bowl of porridge, he was still unsatisfied, staring directly at the bottom of the bowl, lest he leave half a grain of wheat behind.

"You haven't eaten in days, and you can't eat too much for the first time. After today, you can eat enough fish and meat! Luo Yi was so amused by Hou Junji's appearance of a starving ghost that he was reincarnated, his face cramped, he forced back his smile and reminded in a low voice.

"Hmmm! Boo——! Hou Junji nodded, and then let out a long breath. Looking at the other tent, except for himself, only Li Jiancheng, Luo Yi and Li Xu were there, and the inspiration moved.

stood up and knelt down in front of Li Xu with a plop. While kowtowing, he whimpered: "General, please send troops to rescue Lou Fu quickly." One step later, the Central Plains is in danger! ”

"Didn't you say you could keep Lou Fu before?" Li Jiancheng kicked Hou Junji fiercely and asked angrily.

"This kid surnamed Hou is a little anxious." Luo Yi saw that Hou Junji's attitude had reversed, and secretly admired it in his heart.

The so-called murder is not enough. Hou Junji took the initiative to admit his mistake, and Li Xu naturally couldn't hold on to his lies.

"But ...... Shizi's performance?" Luo Yi was a little disappointed in his heart, and when he looked back at Li Jiancheng's angry face, his heart suddenly brightened.

If Li Jiancheng's rebuke of Hou Junji was still eight points true when he was in the Chinese military tent before, at this moment, there is not even three points true.

It's just that he pretended to be vicious and abnormal, but it was just to show Li Xu, so that General Li wouldn't take advantage of the topic and refuse to help.

Since Li Jiancheng still cares about brotherhood, Luo Yi is not good at talking much. Brush your beard and watch coldly.

Let's see what decision Li Xu will make. He believes that Li Xu can see the tricks played by Jiancheng, if he changes places with Li Xu, he will definitely use false tricks to fight false tricks, first toss Li Jiancheng and Hou Junji enough, until the two are willing to convince and no longer play tricks, and then decide whether to send troops or not.

"But Li Zhongjian's behavior can't be speculated by common sense!" For a while, Luo Yi was looking forward to it.

Hou Junji was kicked on the heel, quickly got up again, and knelt straight in front of Li Xu,

"There were a lot of people around before, and Junji didn't dare to tell the truth, so as not to disturb the morale of the army! Not deliberately deceiving the general. The general can cure Junji's crime of lying about the military situation, but for the sake of the three million innocent people in Hedong, save Lou Nuan! ”

"Punish one of you. You are worth a lot now, and one person is worth millions of innocents. Li Jiancheng kicked Hou Junji again, knocking over Hou Junji again,

"I ask you, how does the road go? Who will transport the grain and grass? After walking down these hundreds of miles of mountain roads, how much combat strength can be left of the Boling Army and the brothers of the Left Army under my command. Is Liu Wuzhou a fool? I don't know if I can't hold on along the way, block us and others, and create opportunities for Shibi? ”

"Please general, please save the people of Hedong!" Hou Junji got up again, did not answer Li Jiancheng, and only kowtowed heavily to Li Xu.

The tent was poorly decorated, and the cold, hard ground quickly broke his forehead. Hou Junji didn't wipe the blood on his face, head by head (Se kept knocking down, and he didn't stop for a moment.)

Before leaving, the eldest grandson Wuji also carefully told him, saying that the prince might fall into the ground, but General Li would not risk the innocent people of the Central Plains.

So he knew that it might not be useful for him to ask Li Jiancheng, so he simply pinned all his hopes on Li Xu.

This trick really worked, and when he was about to despair, Hou Junji finally saw Li Xu's hand stretched out in front of him.

General Hou got up and spoke. Reinforcements will definitely be sent, but I can't make a decision until the enemy situation is known! ”

"The whole process of the battle, it's all here!" Hou Junji was overjoyed, grabbed Li Xu's hand, and took advantage of the situation to get up.

Then bend down and tear your boots apart with all your might. From the leggings attached to the flesh, take a blood-stained ayara.

"This is written by the second son. Please take a look at the general, the prince, and the Duke of Luo! Hou Junji touched Aya Luo over his head with both hands and presented it in front of Li Xu.

It is indeed Li Shimin's own handwriting. Li Xu and Jiancheng are very familiar with the handwriting on Ayaluo. In the letter prepared in advance, Li Shimin personally admitted that he had underestimated Shibi Khan's ability to use troops and wanted to fight a battle.

Therefore, he did not directly send troops to help the Women's Army, but crossed the Great Wall from the small road and returned to the side of Shibi.

Unexpectedly, Shi must have been prepared in advance, and even stopped the assault on Lou Fu Pass halfway, and waited for work outside the Great Wall.

The right army came from afar, the division veterans were tired, and after a vicious battle with the wolf cavalry, they suffered heavy losses. So he had to retreat into the wall to rest and fight side by side with the women's army.

As for Li Wan'er's injury, it was caused by the delay in reinforcements. Li Shimin was very remorseful of his recklessness, and had already written to his father to ask for his guilt, and was willing to accept any punishment.

"Punishment, pay for his life, can you make those soldiers who died in battle blind?" Li Jiancheng snorted coldly, his face full of disdain.

Even if he is so ignorant of military affairs students, he can smell the smell of conspiracy between the lines. The so-called underestimation of Shibi Khan's ability to use troops is clearly a beautiful excuse.

From the very beginning, Li Shimin's right army fought with the idea of letting the women's army and the wolf cavalry lose both, and then kill them to reap the benefits of the fishermen.

He only thought that he was playing smart, but he didn't expect that Shibi Khan was not a fool!

"The second son has tried his best to remedy it afterwards. In the days leading up to my departure, he personally slew thieves on the city walls with his own sword every day! At this moment, Hou Junji asked for help, and he didn't dare to defend himself, but he tried his best to say good things for his lord.

"Let him think of another clever plan. My side is tired of soldiers and horses, and I can't afford to fight anymore! Li Jiancheng flicked his sleeves and said coldly.

"Shizi, please focus on the overall situation!" Hou Jun gathered his body and threw himself to the ground.

"Who the hell doesn't focus on the big picture?" Li Jiancheng turned around hatefully and pointed at Hou Junji's nose and asked.

"If your lord is willing to focus on the overall situation, and you still need to move troops to me? Millions of families in the east of the river are about to suffer a catastrophe when they see it! Whose fault is it? Is it my fault and Zhong Jian? Your father-in-law doesn't have half of the responsibility? Hou Junji couldn't guess Li Jiancheng's intentions, and was scolded red-faced.

wanted to walk away, but he didn't dare to gamble with the lives of his lord and tens of thousands of brothers in the right army.

had no choice but to lower his head, let Li Jiancheng make it difficult in every possible way, and no longer pleaded a word. At this time, Li Xu gently pressed Jiancheng's shoulder.

"The son of the world is angry. It won't help you to blame him. Junji, you go down and rest first. Early tomorrow morning, I will send you thirty men and a hundred fast horses. You go back to Lou Fu from the upper valley and the Flying Fox Ridge area. Bring a message to Shimin, and tell him that after seeing you, he will hold on to Lou Fu Pass for at least half a month. Reinforcements will definitely arrive on the battlefield within half a month! ”

"Zhong Jian?!" Li Jiancheng was overjoyed in his heart, but his face was indignant.

"We had to save!" Li Xu glanced at Jiancheng deeply, his gaze was like a knife, piercing straight into his heart.

"Brethren watching from the Great Wall!" Jump to! ~!. (Nine-headed Bird Academy)