Chapter 1: The Great Thief (7 I)

The fact that a mere 100 horse thieves broke through a line of more than 500 Turkic wolf horsemen was indeed a victory worth celebrating. But when the results were counted, the horse thieves could no longer be happy. In Fang Cai's encounter, at least more than 100 Turkic warriors were hacked to death, but more than 20 of his own companions were forever left on the steppe. In addition, there were more than a dozen people in the team who had suffered serious knife wounds, and if they did not find a place to settle in time, they had no hope of returning to the Central Plains.

"This deal is not cost-effective!" Liu Jizhen, the owner of Dazhai, shook his head and smiled bitterly. This time, all the people he brought were the elites in the village, and everyone had experienced more than three years of licking blood. More than 30 people were lost in just one morning, and it would take at least two days to walk from here to the mountainous area at the junction of the Great Sui and the grassland. If the tribes and tribes along the way were as fierce as the chasing soldiers in the morning, even if they could return to the Central Plains safely, the banner of a gust of wind should be lowered.

"You can't just run away, if you go on like this, you don't need Ashina to lead a large group of people and horses to come up, and these little grasshoppers will gnaw us into bones and slag along the way!" Wu Heimin interjected in a low voice. When he doesn't raise a bar with others, his words are very insightful. Even Liu Hongji and Zhang Liang, the two old rivers and lakes, listened to it, and they all nodded on the side.

"Fighting with them during the day, we will suffer less. But Yu is probably mad this time, and he doesn't even think about whether it is worth making such a big move for the sake of hundreds of horses! Niu Jinda, who has always disliked talking, interjected in a low voice. After saying that, his gaze fell on Li Xu, and his eyes looked extremely weird.

"It's the kid who drags everyone down!" Li Xu hurriedly took a few steps forward and took the initiative to take his responsibility. The Turkic warriors in the morning were obviously coming for themselves, and if they had gone their separate ways, it would have been much easier for the horse thieves to get out of trouble. Instead of sitting at this house and waiting for someone to rush, it is better to put forward the suggestion of rushing separately.

Before he could say his suggestion, Liu Jizhen looked at him and suddenly laughed.

"You said that I tied you up and sold you to Ashina Choyu, will he give me hundreds of good horses for nothing?" Liu Jizhen smiled, and the horizontal flesh on his face was shiny.

"This method is good, he put the fire alone, and he killed all the people!" Wu Heimin stepped forward and wrapped his arm around Li Xu's shoulder. "But if we do that, we won't have to see anyone again. Whoever sees the heroes of the world spits in our faces! We can't wipe it yet, and if we do, someone will definitely spit it on again. ”

The crowd burst into laughter, and the oppressive atmosphere eased slightly. At that moment, some began to arrange for the horse thieves to find a shallow place to cross the river on sheepskin rafts, while others led the horses with ropes and led them one by one to swim to the other side. Li Xu couldn't intervene, so he could only follow Liu Hongji to watch the excitement, watching, watching, he suddenly had a good idea.

"The Turks have the help of black eagles, no matter how fast we go, they won't chase after them!" Pulling Liu Hongji's sleeve, Li Xu reminded in a low voice.

"I saw it, but the beast didn't fall low, we couldn't shoot it at all!" Liu Hongji didn't look back, his eyes still fixed on the river. The big fist on the grassland is respected, and if you just run away, the nearby tribes, whether they have a grudge or not, will take the opportunity to rush over and beat the water dogs. If you want to prevent others from chasing, you can only cripple the most fierce groups of people and horses first.

"I estimate that Ashina Choyu can't gather too many soldiers and horses for a while, so he wants to use the herdsmen of various departments to consume our strength. When we're almost consumed, it's time for his wolf rider to come out! Therefore, we have to find a way to eat the latest wave of chasing soldiers, so that other tribes who want to take advantage of it will weigh whether they are sure of us left! ”

Hearing this, Liu Hongji, who was looking at the river and pondering, suddenly lit up, turned around, and said in a low voice: "You mean, kill back the horse pistol?" ”

Li Xu's analysis coincided with his thoughts. But the number of horse thieves is too small, and the soldiers and horses of any tribe catch up with them, which is more than five times that of horse thieves. Head-to-head, there is no chance of winning at all.

"I thought, can we set up an ambush on the other side of the river?" Li Xu nodded, tentatively suggesting. In the notes left by Yang Fuzi, there are many examples of outnumbered battles, and one of them is very similar to the current situation. When the coppersmith master analyzed this battle case with him, he was amazed by the arrangement of Yang Su, the Duke of Yue, at that time.

"Attacking halfway is indeed a good way to fight more with less!" Liu Hongji looked Li Xu up and down again and praised loudly. This is also a trick he thought of just now to break the enemy, but he is thirty years old this year, and Li Xu's age is only half of his.

If Liu Hongji was shocked by the idea that the two coincided, Li Xu's next suggestion made him even more uncomfortable. Pointing to the waist-deep grass on the other side of the river, Li Xu added in a low voice: "If you let the wounded who can't go into battle hide behind the grass and wave the flag and shout, set up more straw men, put more flags, and shoot hundreds of arrows indiscriminately......"

"If I were Ashina Choyu, I would have slashed you the day before yesterday!" Liu Hongji patted Li Xu's shoulder vigorously and praised him in the unique language of horse thieves.

"So how can you say that the wilt man has a bad idea!" Wu Heimin, who happened to be pulling the horse past, smiled and gave his latest evaluation of Li Xu.

After crossing the river, Liu Hongji gathered several leaders together and repeated Li Xu's suggestion. Everyone roared and praised, you said, I completed this plan in a word.

Among the crowd, Liu Hongji and Wu Heimin had the best martial arts, and they each led twenty horse thieves to attack the enemy's flanks diagonally. Zhang Liang and Niu Jinda were the best archers among the crowd, and they took thirty brothers to take charge of the front, first creating chaos with feathered arrows, and then breaking through the center to press the enemy into the water. The remaining twenty or so brothers who can fight are led by Liu Jizhen, who is the leader of the Gust of Wind gang, and it is his duty to dispatch in the middle and take on the tasks of several other brothers at any time. There were also more than a dozen injuries who couldn't lift their knives into battle, and Liu Jizhen gathered them together and handed them over to Li Xu's hands.

"You're young, and you're still wearing colors, so don't pull out a knife and fight with others later. The idea is yours, and you are responsible for fooling the enemy! Liu Jizhen patted Li Xu on the shoulder and ordered in a low voice.

"I can go into battle! I can shoot a crow one hundred and twenty paces away, and I can still ......," Li Xu protested loudly. When arranging tasks, everyone actively avoided the role of confusing the enemy. Being so taken care of by horse thieves who had only known him for less than a day, he was very touched in his heart.

"Am I the big boss or are you the big boss!" Liu Jizhen pretended to be angry and raised his face, and reprimanded loudly, "Quickly go and tie up the straw man, make a banner, and those who violate the order will be killed!" ”

"Coax!" The men laughed loudly, and the bright laughter startled the flocks of waterfowl.