Li Zixiong saw that Yu Wenshu's handsome banner had begun to advance to his side, and his heart became more and more desperate. He has led troops for many years, but he also knows how to make trade-offs. Immediately ordered to leave 10,000 soldiers and horses to entangle with Yu Wenshi and entanglement, and the others turned their heads at the same time and walked away from the southwest corner of the battlefield.

Now it's a different story. The cavalry led by Xuzi was only one-tenth of the opponent's number, and he was unable to prevent the enemy from escaping head-on, so he had to let most of the rebels go and then chase after him. Li Zixiong was decisive, and whenever a cavalry chased after him, he would leave a thousand and ten people behind. Those who break the latter know that they have no way to live, so they are naturally stalking, and they will never give up if they don't fall. After two entanglements, the brothers of the Xiongwu Battalion did not increase their results much, but were wounded by many brothers. Several core generals saw that the gains outweighed the losses, and they lost their will to fight one after another. I found an opportunity to ask Xuzi for instructions, and hastily withdrew the troops.

On the way back to the camp, soldiers from all walks of life kept coming up and inquiring about the cavalry's process of charging into battle, and their faces were full of admiration. It turned out that everyone had heard that the right wing was almost collapsing, and that the heroic battalion had turned the tide at a loss. In order to shirk their responsibilities and support their faces, the soldiers of the right martial marquis and the right imperial guard naturally exaggerated the combat effectiveness of Li Zixiong's rebels several times. In the face of such a powerful enemy, the Xiongwu battalion only sent out 5,000 cavalry to rush it to the ground, and its combat effectiveness was naturally more than ten times higher than that of the rebels. According to this calculation, judging the soldiers of the Great Sui Mansion by the elite cavalry of the Xiongwu Battalion is naturally an interesting result that the brothers of the Xiongwu Battalion themselves are embarrassed to admit.

That night, Yu Wenshu held a banquet in the Chinese army to celebrate the achievements of the soldiers. This time, the old guy no longer bragged for his son, but very politely asked Li Xu to sit next to him. In front of a group of old generals, where did Xu Zi dare to sit. hurriedly got up and excused himself, claiming that he was just a fluke, but in fact he didn't have much credit.

"Where, where, virtuous nephew and young hero, brave champion of the three armies. If you hadn't turned the tide today, the reputation of a few of our old guys would have been ruined by Li Zixiong's hands. Half of Yuwenshu's face was full of smiles, and half of his face kept twitching, "So this is the first seat, of course the virtuous nephew can sit down!" ”

"The last general has a lowly position and occasionally makes contributions, how dare he boast in front of all the old-timers!" Li Xu, who had changed into a general's regular uniform, hugged his fists and kept moving. "Besides, I didn't fight the battle alone, and in terms of merit, I'm afraid everyone is more than me, a novice. So at this top, I also invited a few old generals to sit. He looked at the door and added with a smile, "The last general is still sitting at the tent, it's cool there, and it just fits the identity of the last general!" ”

"You kid, today we are arranging seats for merit, not about official positions. If you are told to sit, you will sit, they are all men in the army, why bother mother-in-law and mother-in-law! Seeing Li Xu shirking, an old general with an official position second only to Yu Wenshu and a dark-skinned complexion jumped up and said.

Xuzi remembered this person, before yesterday's banquet, this person didn't seem to buy much of Yu Wenshi's account. "Come to the old general to show love, the younger generation should not be hypocritical, but today's big victory, all the credit lies in the concerted efforts of the soldiers. I'm just doing my duty, and I don't dare to take the risk! ”

When the generals saw that Xuzi could speak, their impression of him improved greatly. Previously, he left the impression that everyone was just a reckless man from a poor background and brave and unscrupulous. After experiencing a fierce battle today, everyone was even more impressed by its brave side. He also slowly gained some understanding of his clever and polite side.

Although the Great Sui army pays great attention to its origins, the merits of today's Xiongwu Battalion are obvious, and no one is willing to cover it up, so everyone spoke one after another, and as an elder, they persuaded Li Xu to seize the time to sit in the chief.

"Thank you, General!" Thanks to the seniors! "Thank you, General" Li Xu frequently gave up. At this moment, he was one hundred and twenty points proud in his heart, and he still had to make a modest image on his face. The reason why everyone thinks that he is brave and unscrupulous is all because of the rumors made by Yuwen Shu, an old horseman. So the more people praise him, the more polite he has to behave politely. Liu Hongji once said that etiquette is the armor of the literati. In the officialdom, the more polite the person, the more he will leave the impression of being well-educated and having a good family education. Xuzi didn't care very much about it before, but now, reality forces him to take out some of the worldly methods taught by Liu Hongji to deal with it.

"This kid is not a reckless man!" Laihu'er smiled and stood behind the short table opposite Xuzi, and secretly commented. Although he was also from a wealthy family, his grandfather and father had the position of county marquis, but when he was young, he fled to another country to avoid trouble because of his enemies, and made friends with many reckless heroes. Therefore, for people from poor backgrounds, there is no prejudice against Laihu'er. At this moment, listening to Li Xu's answers, he was neither humble nor arrogant, and he was polite to Yuwenshu, the coach, and knew how to keep his distance, and he didn't feel a good impression of him.

"General Yuwen doesn't know what to calculate?" Wu Benlang pinched Chen Ling in a wine glass and watched the wonderful "performance" in front of the banquet with interest. Among the old generals, except for Yuwenshu, he was the first to deal with Xuzi. It has been found that Yu Wenshu has no good intentions towards the young man. But he has had a bumpy life experience and has seen a lot of warmth and coldness in the world, so the principle of doing things is that he would rather watch the excitement than wade into the water.

"The old man turned quickly, and yesterday he only had his own son in his eyes. Today, he put on the appearance of a broken corporal. Zhou Fashang leaned half-leaning over, his eyes full of disdain. He has always been not optimistic about Yuwenshu's command ability, especially today, if it weren't for Yuwenshu's old man who had to play tricks on the big formation of geese, saying what "if you hit the left, you should respond to the right, and if you hit the right, you should respond to the left, and if the Chinese army is connected, you will attack it from the left and right", and everyone would not rely on a young man to save their lives.

Everyone has their own thoughts, so although they are polite on the surface, they secretly really want to see how Li Xu responds to Yuwenshu's "enthusiasm". The people of the Yuwen family have always been unable to see others taller than themselves, and the words just now, "bravely champion the three armies and save everyone's reputation", have already set a trap for young people. And the young man also replied well, mentioning everyone's credit, but he refused to say that Yu Wenshi and the dispatch was well-organized.

"If the virtuous nephew doesn't sit down again, the old man has no choice but to give up this handsome position to you. Anyway, the old man has no way to command and dispatch today, and it is all up to the soldiers to save his reputation with their lives! Yuwen Shu saw that Xuzi kept shirking, pretending to be angry, and shouted.

"Don't dare, if it weren't for the big handsome, Li Zixiong wouldn't have returned!" Li Xu bowed again and responded.

"Oh, you kid, that's a nuisance!" Seeing that the two were in a stalemate in front of the table, Laihu'er walked out from behind his seat, grabbed Li Xu's arm and complained. "The old man pulled you into the seat, so it's okay now." After speaking, he took a few steps sideways and forcibly pressed Xuzi into the short back beside Yu Wenshu.

"In this way, it is better for the younger generation to be respectful than to obey the fate!" Li Xu sat up straight with a smile and saluted everyone for the third time. This officialdom entertainment is much more difficult than charging into battle, he thought to himself, feeling that the sweat behind his back had begun to roll down, wet, soaking a few new and old wounds itching and painful.

A group of generals drank celebratory wine, and they had to mention the battle situation during the day. Everyone, every word you say, and I say that although Li Zixiong's guy has a bad conscience, he really leads the troops well. The 60,000 anti-thieves under his command, whether they were the dead soldiers who were in charge of the interception task or the main force that attacked the right flank, were all brave and strong, well-trained, and well-equipped.

Li Xu admired the bravery shown by the rebels very much, and he also understood why the other party was so brave. However, to say that the rebels are well-trained is to overgrow the morale of others and destroy their own prestige. As for being well-equipped, it's even more nonsense that can't be beaten with eight poles. If the rebels in cloth armor are armed with wooden sticks and can be said to be well-equipped, then the Great Sui officers and soldiers armed with teeth can be said to be armed with divine weapons.

But in such occasions, telling the truth is not necessarily a virtue. Xuzi was bored in his heart, lowered his head and continued to listen to everyone's boasting. After listening carefully for half an hour, I found that everyone spoke in a very orderly manner, as if they had been arranged in advance, and first praised the rebels and praised the battle as extremely difficult. Then he began to talk about the bravery of his subordinates, and he did not care about himself. Especially some guys whose official positions are not too high, they blow even more without boundaries. And the old generals such as Yuwenshu and Lai Hu'er listened with a smile, and added a few words from time to time, although they didn't say much, they summarized every sentence at the key point.

"It seems that they are ready to repay the imperial court!" Xuzi thought about it carefully and finally understood another role of Qinggong wine. It turns out that everyone sits together to unify the caliber, so as not to blow the cowhide at that time, or put the credit of others on their own heads because they have crossed the line, causing unnecessary disputes.

After a long period of knowledge, Xuzi gradually had a bottom in his heart. Since the old thief Yuwenshu held a braggart meeting to make himself a guest, it seems that he will not deliberately take away today's credit. Just as he was thinking about how to speak so as not to stand out from the crowd when someone asked him, he suddenly heard someone mention the battle situation on the right flank.

It turned out that among the rebels who rushed straight to the right flank, there were actually 3,000 heavy infantry in the vanguard, and 5,000 crossbowmen in the rear. Treacherous and cunning, they took advantage of the friendship of General Youwuhou to the old man and suddenly launched an attack. Zhao Xiaocai, the general of the Right Wuhou, was merciful, and originally wanted to persuade Li Zixiong to surrender, but he was plotted by the other party with cold arrows, and he chose a life from the chaotic army by relying on the loyalty and courage of his own soldiers.

The right guards fought back, and the right guards resisted bravely, but the enemy was strong and took the lead, which caused the right flank to be in danger......

Li Xu turned his head sideways, wanting to see whose mouth this battle he had never seen "happening". As expected, he saw the blushing old face of Zhang Jin, the general of the right imperial guard.

Zhang Jin, the general of the right imperial guard, is an honest man in the army and is not very good at bragging. But today, the two armies of the Right Marquis and the Right Imperial Guard were defeated, and the general of the Right Marquis Zhao Xiaocai was seriously injured, and his life and death were uncertain. In the face of such a grim situation, he couldn't help but blow the enemy army stronger. Otherwise, everyone will be blamed by the imperial court, and the brothers who died in battle will not receive compensation.

Seeing Li Xu's gaze sweeping towards him, Zhang Jin's face blushed even more. Reluctantly made up a few plausible excuses, stood up, and walked in front of Li Xu with a wine glass. "If it weren't for General Xiao Li's righteousness, Zhang Jin's life would have been handed over to Li Zixiong's old thief. I don't dare to thank you for saving my life, Zhang did it first as a respect! ”

His attitude was so respectful that Li Xu was very embarrassed. Hurriedly stood up, first held the wine cup with both hands, and then bowed in return, "General Zhang is too modest, the enemy army is strong, if it weren't for the two generals Zhang and Zhao fighting desperately, the kid wouldn't have had a chance to prepare calmly!" This wine, but also to the general! ”

In a few words, he not only recognized the other party's bragging, but also put a high hat on the two defeated generals by the way. In the past, Xuzi couldn't do it. But today is not the same as before, with the old thief of Yuwenshu staring at him, he didn't dare to take another wrong step, say the wrong word, and offend anyone.

The mentality is so tense, and the muscles in the body inevitably tense again, pulling the wound, and it hurts like a heart. When Zhang Jin was sent back to his seat, Xuzi himself sat down, and couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.

"General Li is not feeling well!" Laihu'er, who was sitting opposite Li Xu, asked loudly with sharp eyes.

"During the day, I was injured during the day!" Li Xu saw that everyone's eyes began to focus on him, and he was afraid of causing a misunderstanding, so he had to tell the truth.

"Where is the injury, can it be a hindrance!" Yu Wenshu put on a picture of caring for the younger generation and asked earnestly.

"On the chest, you might as well, it's already medicated!" Li Xu waved his hand, indicating that he was fine. The words were relaxed, but the beads of sweat on his forehead refused to obey, and rolled down one after another.

"I broke out in a cold sweat, and I said I might as well. Wait for the old man to see! Laihu'er stood up from behind his seat and rushed to Li Xu's side in three steps and two steps. couldn't help but say, he ripped off Li Xu's upper body and exposed several bloodstained cloth belts in front of everyone.

"Shhh Even though the generals present were accustomed to seeing life and death, they were shocked by the bandages on Xuzi's body and gasped. In such a hot weather, on Xuzi's chest, shoulders and waist, there were twelve or three "patches" wrapped in wide and narrow lines. Some of the "patches" have no blood on them, presumably the wounds have begun to heal. Some of the "patches" were red, and blood was seeping out from under the bandages.

"It's okay, if it was an old man, he would have been lying in the coffin!" Laihu'er had the heart to support Xuzi and said loudly.

"It's okay, the younger generation is young and can withstand the toss!" Li Xu's face was as ashamed as a red cloth, and he replied in a low voice.

"Manly man, even if he is injured and still charges into battle, it is a tough thing, what is there to be ashamed of!" Zhou Fashang saw Li Xu's face blushing and laughed and joked.

Although the generals have led the troops for many years, they rarely do the "reckless" things like Xuzi who do not avoid arrows and stones, but take the lead. looked at his bandages and a few wounds that had healed, and exchanged heads and ears, praising his hardness. Seeing that there was an opportunity, Laihu'er ordered someone to pour a glass of wine, took it with his right hand, pointed to the bleeding bandage on Xuzi's chest with his left hand, and asked loudly: "Boy, can you tell the old man when he suffered this injury?" ”

"Today, the first time I charged!" Li Xu thought about it and replied.

"Pick up the wine, the old man respects you!" Laihu'er held the lamp in both hands and smothered the wine in one gulp.

Li Xu saw that the old general was drunk arrogantly, so he had to follow him. Fang wanted to put his clothes on, but Laihu'er pointed to a bandage under his ribs and asked, "Here, when was it injured?" ”

"The second charge, maybe, maybe the third time, I don't know!" Li Xu blushed and replied in a low voice.

"Pour the wine, and the old man will toast you again. If it was an old man, he retreated after the first injury, how dare he rush into battle for the second time! "Come to Hu'er and slap your palm, praise.

The soldiers who served the generals to drink hurriedly stepped forward and filled the wine cups of the two. Laihu'er touched Li Xu and drank the wine again.

"Why didn't General Li wear iron armor?" Yu Wenhua, who risked rushing into battle during the day and was almost in danger of being in the enemy's army, and saw that Lai Hu'er and Li Xu stole the limelight, and couldn't help but ask.

"General Li has been injured in Liyang, and he has too many bandages on his body, so he can't put on iron armor!" It was none other than the Wuya general Yu Wenshi who answered him.

Yu Wenhua glared at his younger brother fiercely, as if he had knocked over a five-flavor bottle in his heart, with all the tastes of sweet and sour. wanted to step forward again to find a few words wrong with the other party, but the generals didn't give him a chance, and stepped forward one by one with wine cups in their hands, and toasted Li Xu one after another.

"This wound, it seems to have been some time, when!" Zhou Fashang pointed to a discolored bandage and asked.

"Outside Liyang City, I was injured while fighting with Yuan Wuben!" Li Xu thought about it and replied truthfully.

Everyone was amazed again, and once again raised their lamps to persuade them. Xuzi knows that his limelight is out today, no matter whether the consequences are a curse or a blessing, in short, it is irreparable. So he was no longer deliberately modest, and when someone toasted, he raised his lamp and dried it. When someone asks, tell the truth. Before I knew it, after drinking more than a dozen glasses, the smell of alcohol surged, my face became redder, and my courage became greater.

"What about this wound, is it also outside Liyang City?" Zhou Fashang admired Xu Zi's bravery, and after accompanying him to do two glasses, he raised the third wine.

"Liaodong, Nameless Valley!" Li Xu looked at Yuwen's father and son and replied calmly. That was to save Yu Wenshi and be injured in time, and this battle also saved Yu Wenshu and 300,000 expeditionary troops. Thinking about the Yuwen family's repayment, a few sneers appeared on the corners of his mouth.

Yu Wenshu's face slowly turned red, he didn't expect the wine banquet to be the result. Today, he originally wanted to take the opportunity to win over Li Xu one last time to see if it was possible for the other party to subdue the other party to work for the Yuwen family in a gentle way. Unexpectedly, Laihu'er intervened halfway and ruined the entire plan.

That wound was for the sake of saving the soldiers, and that piece, that piece was too. Yu Wenshu calculated silently in his heart, and was slightly moved. It seems that the kid has saved Shiji many times, and he has never thought about how to repay him. Whenever he made new contributions, he always planned to pull him into the camp of Yuwen's family. But shouldn't that be? This kid came from such a humble background, without the support of the Yuwen family, how could he be able to stand in the imperial court?

"Where's this one?" Yuwenshu raised his head and saw someone pointing to a scar on Xuzi's back and asked. It was an arrow wound, not too big, but the location was very dangerous. Once you go a little deeper, you can take Xuzi's life.

"Liaodong, on the edge of the water, this time last year!" Li Xu raised the wine cup and replied drunkenly. That was the first time he had saved Yuwenshi, and since then he has accepted the other party as a friend. It's a distant thing, with different backgrounds, and it's hard to be friends.

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