Since Li Xu went to the big tent of the Chinese army, Zhang Xiu, Murong Luo, Li Anyuan and others began to talk about it nervously. With the current combat effectiveness of the Xiongwu Battalion, attacking Liaodong City is tantamount to stepping forward to send him to death. But if Lord Lang really came back with the emperor's order, everyone couldn't resist the decree anyway, right?

"It's really *** unlucky, our Xiaoguo camp is really some motherless children!" Governor Li Anyuan cursed stupidly. "The 600,000 army is helpless to attack the city, and those adults with fat brains don't want to make a clever move, so they know to fill in with human lives! The results of the first six battalions are clearly there, and it's not the same thing for us to go up and give it in vain! ”

"Not necessarily, it's hard to say that the enemy army is already at the end of the crossbow, let's rush this time, just made the first contribution to enter the city!" Zhang Xiu glanced at Yuliang Avenue in the distance, which was red with blood again, and there was a bit of longing for victory in his eyes. He was born an optimist, and he didn't know what it was like to be sad until he died. In the distance, the arrow towers erected by the Goguryeo people on the city wall were lined up like tombs, but he was able to selectively turn a blind eye.

"Also, it's been so many days, and it stands to reason that the arrows and stones of the Goguryeo people have been almost consumed!" Changshi Zhao Ziming echoed beside him. Although he knew that this was wishful thinking, as a confidant strategist, he could not take the lead in shaking the morale of the army.

"Of course you don't have to go to the first siege!" Captain Li Mengwei gave Zhang Xiu a slap in the face. He was originally a brigade leader in the grain protection army, but he was pulled to the Xiaoguo camp by Xuzi. The official position is indeed promoted, but a small life is equivalent to being sold to Xuzi.

"Let's think about how to reduce the number of dead!" Li Xu picked it up with one hand, and Murong Luo glanced at everyone and said. If the Xiongwu Xiaoguo battalion was ordered to attack the city, the task of leading the first wave of charges would definitely fall on his head. It took him half his life in the army to get to this position, and he didn't want to let his family receive the court's pension immediately.

The sound of the east and the west, the diversion of water to irrigate the city, the siege of three missing one, luring the enemy to fight, the legendary classic examples of war were listed by everyone a lot. But none of them have the possibility of implementation. Just as the generals sighed and complained about their bad fate, someone suddenly found that Lord Lang had returned.

"Order, all the Xiongwu battalions evacuate, return to the camp to rest, and set off for Maqishui tonight!" Jumping off the horse, Li Xu ordered loudly.

"What, go to Ma Lishui!" Everyone was overjoyed. There is no need to storm Liaodong City, and everyone's heads will be saved for a few more days.

"General, is it just our battalion, or are there other brothers?" Zhao Ziming, as the chief of the army, naturally has to take on the heavy responsibility of planning for the main general. Although he was happy in his heart at this moment, he still asked cautiously in his mouth.

"Let's go to a battalion, and someone will tell everyone to get the horses later. Remember, tell the brethren that we can get as much as we can, and we will depend on it on our way! Li Xu tried his best to keep his expression calm, "If there are brothers who can't ride horses, stay in the rear team, and General Murong will lead the team to slowly chase after the team!" ”

It doesn't seem that easy? Several generals looked at Asahiko's expression and thought a little embarrassed. Except for Murong Luo, none of them had much actual combat experience. In my impression, the road from Liaoshui to Maqishui is now unimpeded, and the Goguryeo people are so frightened that they shrink into the city, and they dare not come out like turtles.

"Does anyone dare to stand in the way of the army?" Changshi Zhao Ziming asked tentatively.

"I didn't when I went!" Li Xu sighed and nodded. He didn't know if he should tell everyone the truth about the mission. Is it a white lie to maintain the morale of the military? Or use the rewards for completing missions to boost morale? How to dispatch troops? How can we ensure the safe return of the brothers? There are a lot of things in front of me, but I can't do anything.

"If only the big eyes were there!" In confusion, Xuzi remembered Xu Maogong again. But at this time, in front of him were countless pairs of eyes containing anticipation and trust. In an instant, he felt the heaviness coming from his shoulders.

If Xu Dayan is here, how will he arrange it? If you were Liu Hongji, how would you deal with this situation? If it's Xue Shixiong, what about General Mai? Li Xu thought slowly in his heart, and slowly passed down the orders one by one.

Li Mengwei went to select the most skilled people with archers and horses to serve as scouts, and Zhao Ziming took civilian positions to prepare military rations and supplies. Murong Luo went to prepare for the establishment of the rear army and sheltered the fallen soldiers, Li Anyuan led a group of people to take stock of the number of existing mounts, and prepared to follow the new overseer to collect the war horses...... Hard-headed, Li Xu refined and assigned one task after another. It was his first time leading as a general, and he instinctively wanted to do his best.

An hour after Li Xu returned to his military camp, Yuwen supervised the army and officially took office. As a son of the Yuwen family, he really lived up to expectations, and reached out to ask for fifteen thousand high-grade war horses from Lord Pei Jing, who was in charge of the military quartermaster. In addition, for the sake of General Yuwenshu's face, Lord Pei Jing also provided 5,000 pairs of light armor for cavalry and more than 1,000 long lances to the Xiongwu Xiaoguo Battalion, which was counted as support for this rescue operation.

"I don't know if these war horses may meet the needs of Lord Lang General?" After sitting in the position of the main general, Yu Wenshi asked triumphantly.

"Of course it's enough, Lord Yuwen is a good means!" Li Xu smiled and praised.

"If you want to do something, you have to get to a certain position!" Yu Wenshi shrugged his shoulders and began his routine persuasion education again.

Li Xu smiled, turned around and went out of the tent to check the preparations of the soldiers. The best way he could find to deal with Yu Wenji was to remain silent. Anyway, this time it's the father who rescued the other party, and he is not afraid that the other party will not do his best.

The people in the barracks shouted and neighed, and they had already become a mess. The news that there was no need to storm Liaodong City made everyone excited, although the danger facing tomorrow might be greater than the immediate one. The heralds quickly galloped through the barracks, delivering orders from generals at all levels to every corner. Xiaoguo, who came from an ordinary family, happily led the newly received war horse and wanted to jump on horseback. Those who brought their own good horses to join the army laughed and scolded and pointed out beside them, as if they had been promoted to be the head of the riding sect, and the protégés were full of disciples. Someone proudly put the freshly issued cavalry light armor on his shoulders, and walked back and forth to show off his good figure. Others looked at the lances that the officers had received, and they wanted to rush forward and grab them and play a trick...... "I'm going to try to bring them back!" Asahi thought as she walked. The June sun was very poisonous, and the sun made his forehead and nose bone a little painful, but he refused to hide under the shade of the tree, but straightened his body and slowly patrolled the army.

"General!" A soldier saw the young general and took the initiative to salute.

"Excuse me, everyone hurry up and prepare. If you are not good at riding or have poor physical strength, take the initiative to bring it up to your team! Li Xu returned the salute and said with a smile. Is this considered maturity and calmness? He's not sure. But he forced himself to behave like a general he could rely on.

"The general is so courageous!" A familiar voice came from behind the diagonal back, which made Li Xu have to stop his lame performance. It was Li Jiancheng, Xu Zi heard the taste of the joke in his words, turned around, and saw a few familiar faces.

Liu Hongji, Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin, and Wu Shitong were obviously in a hurry from Huaiyuan Town, and everyone ran covered in dust. The black mud sweat drew countless stripes on their faces, and from a distance they looked like little ghosts who had just escaped from hell. But the smile under the mud was very warm, and Li Xu strode up to greet him and greeted a few friends one by one.

"I didn't expect Your Majesty to let you lead the army alone so soon!" In Liu Hongji's words, there was far more worry than envy, "Try to be careful, several cities along the way have not been captured by the army!" ”

"I'll try my best!" Li Xu smiled and nodded, not thinking that Liu Hongji's words were a contempt for his ability. Although the relationship between the two has slowly begun to drift apart, deep down, he still regards Liu Hongji as an old and respectful brother.

"Don't fight hard when you can shake a shot, although the Xiaoguo under your command looks like five big and three thick, the combat effectiveness may not be as good as the veterans in our food protection army!" Samurai Tong leaned forward and suggested.

"Thank you!" Li Xu agreed in a low voice, his eyes swept over the upper body of the warrior Tong, and found that the opponent's breastplate, helmet and shoulder pads were still hung with the symbol of the brigade rate. "Sit in my tent, and I'll let the soldiers give you a wash of water!" He stepped forward and grabbed the reins of Li Jiancheng's horse, "There is still a period of time before departure, everyone just gave me some advice!" ”

"No need to wash it, it's too hot, and besides, you'll have to get dirty when you rush back!" Li Jiancheng shook his head, looked around, and found that Li Xu's personal soldiers and subordinates were hiding in the distance, and said in a low voice: "If you can leave early, you can leave early, go early and return early." Try not to break when you come back, this mission is not so easy, and if it is easy, it will not be left to you! ”

"What the hell is going on?" Li Xu lowered his voice and asked. In the morning, in the big tent of the Chinese army, all the civil and military people talked about it for a long time, but no one told him the specific reason why the army was going to withdraw from Liaodong. And he couldn't talk to Yu Wenshi, and just now he actually forgot to inquire about the inside information from the mouth of this horse supervisor.

"You send us out of the camp, let's talk as we go!" Liu Hongji, Li Shimin and others jumped off their horses one after another, sandwiching Li Xu in the middle.

Li Xu waved his hand back, signaling that the soldiers did not have to follow. Then he turned around and grabbed Li Shimin's upper arm, "The second son has become a lot stronger again, and it seems that he has endured hardships in martial arts recently!" ”

"If I don't practice with you, it's boring!" Li Shimin shook his head and sighed, pretending to be a young man and an old man.

The five men walked out of the camp gate with a grin, and walked in a circle away from His Majesty the Emperor's Chinese army. After walking out of about two miles, seeing that there were no unfamiliar faces shaking around, Li Jiancheng stopped and revealed in a very low voice: "Yang Xuan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, felt that the big man had reversed, and it happened on the third day of the first month of this month. Now, the news that Liyang and Dongdu have arrived here has been cut off, and no one knows what the rebels are going to do next! ”

"Ahh Li Xu felt his head buzz, and the face of Old Master Yang instantly floated in front of him. If Yang Xuangan summoned the master to assist him in his rebellion, as a master, he would definitely serve the son of the old master wholeheartedly. It's just that at this moment, almost all the soldiers of the country are concentrated in Liaodong, even if Yang Xuangan rebels, how sure is he of success?

"Li Mi is also under Yang Xuangan, this person is very talented, and he acts ruthlessly and viciously. If that guy gave Yang Xuangan an idea, he would definitely suggest that he go north to attack Zhuojun and cut off the retreat of the army! Liu Hongji looked around and analyzed in a low voice. The military rations hoarded in Liaoxi are only enough for the army to eat for two months, so you must rush back early! ”

"The emperor promised that before I came back, he would continue to order people to attack Liaodong City!" Li Xu said urgently, and when he finished speaking, he realized that he was reckless. By the time he agreed to his terms, His Majesty must have known the news of the shortage of military rations. The reason why he did not hesitate to guarantee was to let himself feel at ease to pick up the old general Yuwenshu. If the army cannot return within the scheduled time, His Majesty the Emperor must also withdraw his men and horses to the Great Wall for the sake of the country. At that time, the 300,000 Eastern Expeditionary Army and his own Xiaoguo Battalion became outcasts again, thinking of this, the cold sweat on Li Xu's back was dripping.

"The emperor sometimes has to listen to the advice of hundreds of officials!" Liu Hongji knew what Li Xu was thinking, and smiled bitterly to enlighten him. "This news shouldn't have been told to you, it's Tang Gong who is afraid that you will suffer......

"Thank you Tang Gong!" Li Xu gave up to everyone.

"Don't be so polite!" Li Jiancheng smiled and returned the gift for his father. "My father is also leaving Huaiyuan Town, and the emperor temporarily gave him the position of a guard and capture envoy, let him go out of the town and Honghua, and mobilize the northwest soldiers and horses to prevent the rogues from taking the opportunity to make trouble!"

"Congratulations to Tang Gong for me!" Li Xu gave another salute and congratulated him very happily. The Capture Envoy is a powerful military position, and can mobilize troops and horses from all walks of life in the vicinity of the location. Judging from His Majesty's arrangement, his suspicion of the Li family has slowly weakened. If this continues, the life of the Tang family will get better and better.

"My father said that if you need it in the future, you can always go to Honghua to find him!"

"When I come back from Liaodong, I will come to the door to congratulate Shibo!" Li Xu assured everyone. "You guys be careful...... too"

"We're definitely safer than you! Hi you kid! Liu Hongji punched Li Xu in the shoulder, and there was regret in his words. For Xuzi's departure, he still can't let go.

"I'll try not to embarrass Tang Gong!" Li Xu smiled and covered up his embarrassment. Now is not the time to talk about these regrets, he needs to learn as much as possible about the situation in the Central Plains. Master Yang is in the hands of the rebels, and Xu Dayan's home is not far from Liyang. "Where did Yang Xuangan get the soldiers in his hands? Can it actually threaten the security of the Eastern Capital? ”

"All the soldiers are boatmen on the canal, and the people who protect the grain. Everyone said that if the 300,000 soldiers were all ...... last year" Samurai Tong hesitated for a moment, habitually swallowing the remaining half of the sentence back into his stomach.

The news of half a sentence was enough for Li Xu. If the 300,000 soldiers of the government last year did not bury their bones in Liaodong, it would be difficult for anyone to shake the foundation of the Great Sui. But now it is different, the emperor is also a group of temporarily recruited farmers, and the rebels are also in their hands.

If he was Yang Xuangan, he would definitely have to block the Liao army outside the Great Wall. There are rebels in the front, Goguryeo people in the back, and no one wants to escape with a million-strong army! Li Xu felt that his heart was getting colder and colder, and he fell straight down. Suddenly, he remembered a person, as if he had seen the sun after the rain, and his face was full of relief.

"General Luo Yi is in Zhuozhou, and the emperor has gone on two expeditions to the east, but he has not brought out the tiger and iron cavalry!" He whispered, as if he had discovered some shocking secret.

The 5,000 iron cavalry can be said to be the most elite troops in the entire Great Sui, and with them, Yang Xuangan may not dare to go north.

"Luo Yi?" Everyone froze at the same time, and their faces burst out with surprise at the same time. The Pingchuan River near Zhuo County is a good battlefield for the Great Sui to exert its power. Yang Xuangan was full of untrained farmers, if he took the farmers who had just been armed to fight with the Great Sui Tiger Iron Cavalry, no matter how many people the two sides were different, what was waiting for him would be a bloody end.

"I will ask Tang Gong to relay your analysis to the emperor!" Liu Hongji happily assured. Shaking his head, he found that Li Xu seemed to have grown up a lot before he knew it.

"With this condition, the army does not have to withdraw in such a hurry!" Li Shimin looked at Xuzi, who was not much older than himself, with admiration on his face. "You must come back safely, and I will ask you for advice on riding and shooting!"

"It must live up to the expectations of the second son!" Li Xu hugged Shimin's shoulder hard and said with a smile.

Everyone laughed at the same time, and they all felt the friendship flowing. Li Jiancheng, Liu Hongji, Li Shimin, and Wu Shitong jumped on the horse's back one after another, turning the horse's head to the direction of the setting sun.

"The second sister also wanted to cross the river to see you off, but she had something to do temporarily, and she couldn't get out!" Li Jiancheng rode around and whispered for others. "She said I wish you a safe journey and return with honors as soon as possible!"

With that, he shook the reins and ran out first.

"Wan'er?" Li Xu muttered as if he remembered the name in his memory. How is Wan'er doing now, is she going to get married? The feeling in my heart is soft, there is a little pain, and more is the regret of missing out.

"I forgot one thing the brothers brought you!" The warrior ran more than a hundred steps with the crowd, and found an excuse to bring the war horse back. Looking back and seeing that no one followed him back, he leaned over from his war horse and said in Li Xu's ear: "Wan'er will get married next month, and the Chai family has already sent someone to pick it up." ”

He raised his head and looked at Li Xu's unfazed face, "Wan'er asked me to bring you a word, she said, she has never been angry with you!" ”

"I know! Congratulate her on my behalf! Li Xu cracked his mouth and laughed happily. Until the samurai ran away, his smile was still frozen on his face.

Under the slanting sun, young people's hearts are like autumn water.

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