The army returned to the foot of the Great Wall, and the news of the triumph had already been reported. Li Jiancheng, who was looking forward to seeing it, heard the news, and immediately took Chen Yanshou, Cui Qian, Wang Fubao and other left-behind civil and military officers to meet him from the gap. Seeing Li Xu's face, Li Jiancheng, the prince of Tang Dynasty, hurriedly took a few steps, grabbed the other party's arm, looked up and down for a while, and gasped: "Since you have won, why do you have to go around in a circle and not return the same way." I have sent four scouts out to find you, and if I don't hear from you again, I will have to take the rest of my brothers out of the fortress and fight hard with Bone Toru! ”

Li Xu couldn't guess how much of his eldest brother's concern was true, but from the other party's sideburns, he clearly saw a few wisps of gray. His heart warmed, he smiled and hugged the other party's shoulders and shook them, and replied loudly: "Xiaolu is too physically demanding, and when you go, you are in a hurry to fight with people, and everyone can grit their teeth and persevere." If we return the same way, no one will be left behind. Besides, there are more than 4,000 tribal cavalry left behind, and I can't rest assured if I don't send them personally! ”

With Li Jiancheng's body and bones, how can he stand Li Xu's enthusiasm. While breaking free from his big hands, he complained with a smile: "You guy is the 'old road hot sausage'!" How's it going, meeting your old friends? They didn't draw a knife with you on the spot? ”

"No, I drank a few bowls of send-off wine. Happily dispersed! Li Xu withdrew the fan-like slap from Jiancheng's shoulder and greeted him with a smile. Then he clenched his palm into a fist and gently smashed it into Cui Qian's chest, "I've been tired of Brother Cheng, Uncle Chen, and the generals these days!" What is the morale of the brethren, and is there enough military supplies? ”

"The brethren heard the news that the general had cut off one of the bones and toru's arm, and their morale was high. They all shouted that the next round they would go out of the jam and spin around, and before the wolf riders gathered, they would dismantle a few more bone sticks! Cui Qian smiled and took half a step back, letting Wang Fubao on his side to the center of Li Xu's field of vision, "There is no need to worry about military supplies for the time being, Prince Dou sent someone to send a batch of grain and straw over, saying that it will be in Zhuo County within ten days!" ”

"Thank you, Lord Dou!" When Li Xu heard this, he hurriedly surrendered his hand to Wang Fubao and other generals of the Dou family's army. If the grain and straw of the soldiers and horses of the three routes were borne by the six counties of Boling under his rule, even if the Turks were defeated, the six counties would be greatly damaged. Dou Jiande can put himself in Boling's shoes when his own material supply is not abundant, and this kindness is not too important.

"It's not entirely my lord's contribution. Most of them come from the canal. Wang Fubao grinned honestly and took the initiative to explain, "My prince just added some more, and he just made up a whole number for you!" ”

"Canal?" Li Xu's brows jumped slightly, and he asked in surprise. The North Canal was the grain transportation channel for the Great Sui expedition to Goryeo, extending from Jijun on the bank of the Yellow River to Jixian. At the southern end of this waterway, Luoyang, Wagang, and a few scattered "princes" have no dealings with the six counties of Boling, except for Dou Jiande. It is hard to guess who among them can help themselves so generously.

His brows were furrowed, but Li Jiancheng was unwilling to delay for too long. He quickly leaned over and suggested in a low voice, "General, the wind is strong in the field, and the brothers are tired, in my opinion, for specific military affairs, should we return to the Great Wall first?" ”

"May I be at the command of the Son!" Li Xu suddenly thought of someone, and hurriedly followed Li Jiancheng's tone to stop the conversation. Turning around, he waved vigorously to the brothers standing at the foot of the Great Wall, "Enter the Great Wall that was washed away from Huanghuahuozi!" After returning to the camp, rest and eat. The soldiers below the commander will have a day off, and the generals above the commander will respond as usual! ”

"No!" The soldiers agreed in unison, and turned around the valley down the hillside to the recent section of the Great Wall that had been washed out of the Great Wall. The gap was on top of a naturally occurring flood valley, so it was badly damaged. Before the news of the Turkic invasion came, it was a shortcut for caravans and horse thieves. Last autumn and the beginning of spring this year, Zhuojun Taishou Cui Qian's right-hand men repaired it, and built a simple enemy tower and several arrow towers with huge logs and stones above the ravine.

The soldiers rushed through the ravine, but the sudden narrowing of the road did not confuse the army. Whenever he walked to a narrow place, there were always low-level generals who took the initiative to stand up, slim the team of the headquarters, and quickly returned to the original state after passing.

Looking at the backs of the brothers, Li Xu nodded with satisfaction, Fang wanted to join the generals who came to greet him, but Li Jiancheng gently pulled the stumbling armor. He turned around suspiciously, and saw the latter smile all over his face.

"If the brothers do such a great thing, if they are not rewarded, will it not be degraded to the morale?" Li Jiancheng took a piece of tissue paper from the guard's hand and folded it into a square, and pressed it Li Xu's palm, "General Wu Shi Yu blackmailed it from the big family in Chang'an City, you don't spend it in vain." I have ordered someone to prepare the amount for you this time, and I will be able to move it out of my baggage camp later. How much do you need next time, you send someone to report the number, and I will definitely find a way to raise it for you! ”

Li Xu opened the piece of paper with a little stunned, and saw that it was written in familiar fly-headed letters: a number of beef, a number of copper coins, and a number of polished rice. A suitable capitation scheme is then listed. Looking at the handwriting, it is obviously written by Li Jiancheng himself! He was in a trance again, smiled, and handed the piece of paper to Zhou Daniu, who was inseparable from him, "Catch up and announce to everyone as mentioned above." Tell everyone that this is the money raised by King Tang, so that everyone can enjoy it with confidence! ”

"No!" Zhou Daniu took the piece of paper, ran to the front of the team, jumped on a raised boulder, and shouted at the top of his voice, "The general has an order, and those who fight this time will be rewarded with five hundred each, two buckets of polished rice, and half a catty of dried meat." You can get it tonight, and you can send it home by yourself, and you don't have to confiscate it! ”

"The general has an order" The guards who ran over with Zhou Daniu shouted in unison, repeating the commendation order into the ears of each brother.

Although the six counties of Boling were still martial, the rewards for winning battles had a set of strict rules, and those who had merit ate meat and were promoted, and those who did not have merit could not get a spoon to drink soup without complaining. It is extremely rare to give out rewards on a scale based on the number of heads, regardless of merit. Therefore, when the brothers heard Zhou Daniu's words, they all shook their heads for a moment, and then they cheered loudly.

"It was raised by the King of Tang" After the cheers started, Zhou Daniu shouted the second sentence as if he had woken up from a dream. Where can his voice alone be suppressed by the noise of tens of thousands of people, not only can the brothers not hear it, but even Li Xu's side can only listen to a shadow. Several guards in charge of delivering orders repeated the second half of Zhou Daniu's words several times, and there were still few people who heard it.

"Hehehehehehe" Wang Fubao looked funny next to him, stroking his beard and smirking.

"How about it, the morale of the brothers under the command of the general has been raised all at once!" Li Jiancheng asked Li Xu with a smile.

"Thank you King Tang for arranging! Thank you for the co-ordination of Brother Jiancheng! Li Xu responded with a smile.

"General Xie!" The soldiers' thanks were like a landslide and a tsunami, shaking the Great Wall to the ground.

"There is His Royal Highness King Laotang!" Without waiting for Li Xu to send someone to remind him, Zhang Jiang, who guessed the source of the reward, led a group of high-ranking generals to surround him and greet Li Jiancheng together.

Seeing that the crowd would give face like this, the smile on Li Jiancheng's face was even stronger, and he returned the salute with a long bow, "Why do you have to thank me?" I can't go out of the fortress with my own spear, and I am already weak to fight side by side with you and others. If you can't do these little things, wouldn't it be a corpse vegetarian meal?! ”

"The son of the world is the commander of an army, how can he move lightly? This kind of rough work of fighting before the battle is still left to me and others to do. The son of the world can beat the drum for us at the head of the city, which is enough to strengthen the power of the three armies! Shi Defang prayed and sang well, and responded with a smile instead of everyone.

"There is a son here, and the three armies have no worries!" Fang Yannian and the others shouted.

There is a way that the sedan chair carries people, and the soldiers of the six counties are so considerate, even the old-timers Chen Yanshou who is holding back a nameless fire in their hearts are not easy to find fault with. "It's just that the more than 8,000 hanging money, and I didn't even fight!" He bit his cheek painfully, forcing himself to smile even more. His eyes wandered around, and when he saw that Li Xu was wearing just a piece of cowhide armor, his heart was shocked, and he couldn't help but sigh secretly.

The other generals in the Hedong soldiers and horses did not have as many tricks and ideas as Chen Yanshou in their hearts, as military generals, they were most enthusiastic about killing the enemy and making meritorious contributions. Therefore, as soon as the brigade went away, they immediately grabbed the generals in the Boling army who were familiar with him, and asked the other party about the details of the attack on the enemy. When they heard that the Boling army had rushed nearly 200 miles of mountain roads in two nights and two days, and that they could immediately enter the battle after arriving at their destination, everyone opened their mouths and took a low breath.

Two hundred miles on the plain is not a long road, and ordinary farmers can walk day and night without stopping to finish it in two nights and two days. But if it is placed between the swallow mountains, it is enough to make the wild donkey vomit blood. And after the Boling army finished the road, they immediately rushed into the enemy camp with several times their number of people, and were defeated in a battle, what kind of toughness is this?! Can there be such a strong army under his command, competing on the battlefield, do you still have to worry about the strength of the opponent's soldiers?

Thinking of this, a long-standing saying in the army once again came to everyone's minds, "If there is a conflict with General Li, it is best not to fight him head-on!" ”

"Fortunately, Hedong and Hebei have always been in the same breath!" Someone peeked into the valley behind the soldiers and secretly rejoiced. Judging from what has happened in the past and the current situation, General Li has firmly become a member of the Tang family. Everyone doesn't have to worry about being an enemy of him, and they don't want to get into trouble with such an opponent. Although for many warriors, this is a pity. But it is far safer to be friends with such a person than to be his enemy.

Moreover, he had a smile on his face that would melt the snow and ice. Straightforward, honest, so that you can rest assured that you can hand over your back to him, no matter how dangerous it is, you don't have to worry about the cold arrow from behind!

Alcoholic's note: Woo, I haven't been sick for many years, and I've actually fallen to the point of hanging water, woo

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