No one expected that the Wagang Army, which had suffered a heavy blow, would instead be a blessing in disguise, and under the pressure of the enemy, several factions within it quickly gave up their previous suspicions and reached an agreement on the reorganization of the army. This sudden scene of unity is incomprehensible to the little minions at the bottom, and even some core generals feel like they are dreaming. However, when Li Mi appeared behind Xu Maogong on crutches, everyone understood that it was time for the enemy to dream.

Xu Maogong is cautious in his use of soldiers, but he is not good at winning by surprise. Li Mi's use of troops is careless, but the details are always not considered. The abilities of the two just complement each other, and when they cooperate with each other, they complement each other. In accordance with the agreement agreed upon in advance, they scattered and reorganized the soldiers and horses of each battalion, and at the same time relied on the terrain around Wagang to maneuver with the officers and soldiers. From the end of summer to the middle of autumn, although there were many defeats and few victories, the officers and troops could no longer regain the glory of the canal.

There were two official armies that came to suppress, one was the local soldiers and horses of Qi County led by Zhang Xutuo and Li Xu. The other is the elite of the inner government from Luoyang. The two armies were about the same in numbers, but their combat effectiveness was one in the sky and the other in the ground. After many encounters, the Wagang generals quickly summed up an experience. If you encounter officers and soldiers who are mainly lightly armored and horizontal swords, you must be cautious. Although their equipment seems to be similar to that of the Wagang Army, their combat effectiveness is by no means to be underestimated. If you encounter an officer and soldier with bright clothes and armor and a long lance like a forest, congratulations, you have been favored by God today. If you rush straight up, you will definitely have a big gain.

After the autumn, because of the situation, Zhang Xutuo had to give up the idea of eating the Wagang army in one bite. He took the county soldiers as the main force, step by step, and encroached on the territory of the Wagang Army from hilltop to mountain. As for the "new force" sent by the imperial court, it was assigned by it to be the side response, responsible for encircling and intercepting the scattered bandits.

Under the leadership of Xu and Li, the Wagang army decisively abandoned the main village, broke it into pieces, and constantly shifted its positions in the mountains. Zhang Xutuo ate several slow-moving bandits as he wished, but he never came into contact with the main force of the thief army. And the Hu Benlang generals who were responsible for the encirclement of the Wagang army, Liu Changgong and the imperial history Xiao Huaijing's government soldiers, were in good luck, and they were always encountering the elite of Wagang. The outcome of the battle between the two sides was the same, and the government soldiers were broken through the defensive line by the enemy for various "understandable" reasons, and then "bloody battle" to recapture the position. It's just that after they closed the encirclement again, the main force of the Wagang army had already taken the captured baggage, escorted the prisoners, and walked to another mountain.

Several times, even Cheng Zhijie began to thank the court for its "care". "If you don't say that the emperor is good-hearted, he actually sent such a group of bear bags to drag Zhang Xutuo's hind legs." In one hand, he held a tall horse that he had snatched from the enemy, and in the other hand he held a lance that had been carefully crafted by the Arms Department of the Ministry of War during the emperor's lifetime. The glittering lance also carried a gold-plated filigree lotus leaf armor that had been ripped off the captive general's body. "If we fight like this for another half a year, the goods sent by Xiao Dayushi will be enough for us to expand another battalion. Thoughtful, thoughtful! ”

"Your Majesty didn't send us!" Although the captive who walked in front of Cheng Zhijie's horse looked a little more delicate, he was unwilling to listen to the thief arranging his lord like this and protested loudly.

"If the emperor didn't send you, would others dare to transfer troops?" Xie Yingdeng listened interestingly on the side, and asked with a smile.

The Wagang Army usually does not kill the children of officials who are caught. Instead, according to the rules set by Zhai Rang, his family was required to pay jewelry and copper coins as a ransom. Even if his family refuses to pay, the captive can be exonerated if he voluntarily joins Wagang. Therefore, although the captured young general was hesitant, he was not very afraid. Turning his head and glancing at Xie Yingdeng contemptuously, this person said in a tone like a lesson to a hillbilly who had never seen the world: "The emperor went to Saishang to make an alliance with the Turks in the summer, how can he care about you clowns." If it weren't for Lord Yu wanting to surprise His Majesty, who would want to come to this place where birds don't? ”

"Hey, it's like we're inviting you!" Wang Dangren's temper was not as good as Xie Yingdeng's, and he knocked the captive's head with the handle of his lance and spat.

"My uncle is Gao Deru!" The beaten captives turned around angrily and emphasized.

"We know that you are a high prince and have a lot of money in your family. Rest assured, we will not be less ransom, so as not to fall into your identity! Wang Dangren knocked the other party with a mallet again, mocking.

"My uncle is the Asasan doctor personally ordered by His Majesty!" The captives were even angrier, and simply reported their uncle's official position to scare people.

"I know, no matter how wordy Lao Tzu is, he stabbed you directly! Even if Yu Shiji himself came, Lao Tzu would knock him on the head with a spear. Not to mention his lackeys! Shan Xiongxin also rushed forward to join in the fun, and knocked a lever on the back of the captive, hitting the opponent with a heel.

The beaten captives were finally honest this time, hugging their shoulders and stumbling forward, tears streaming down their cheeks.

Xie Yingdeng sighed when he saw the captive bear, and gestured to ask the soldiers not to continue bullying this person. "This Yu Shiji takes the war too seriously!" He shook his head and whispered. The captive in front of him, both in appearance and mentality, is obviously a stupid boy who has not grown up yet. A stupid boy like this, every time the Wagang army and the government soldiers fight, they can capture several of them. These people are not materials for war at all, and the reason why the family has placed them in the military is obviously with the idea of letting them mix up military merits. And Lord Yu Shiji, who was in charge of the government, even dared to send such a team to Wagangshan, of course, because he thought that his side was sure of victory.

"I heard from our people that Yu Shiji always lied to the faint king, saying that the heroes of the world were about to be exterminated. It is estimated that this guy lied too smoothly, but as a result, he also got around himself, and he couldn't tell the difference between facts and lies! Cheng Zhijie also sighed and agreed.

If the court was a politically clear court, their group might have died long ago. Even so, everyone still hopes that the emperor will not be so faint, and the ministers will not be so dumb. This is an extremely complex state of mind, and the reason for this kind of thinking is not clear to the people themselves.

"Stay away from this kid!" After sighing a few times opposite Xie Yingdeng, Cheng Zhijie ordered.

Hearing this, several of his own soldiers stepped forward and pushed the captives towards the hillside ahead. It's already August, and the colors of the mountains and forests are extremely vibrant. The golden leaves are as if they have been dyed by a paintbrush, and the beauty is breathtaking.

Seeing the shadow of the captives go away, Cheng Zhijie exhaled deeply, "Whew, this world!" Yingdeng, do you remember the content of the last message we planted next to Li Zhongjian? ”

"He said that he was sent by Li Zhongjian to go out to contact the Khitan and Turkic people." Xie Yingdeng frowned, recalling. The small work that had been placed with great difficulty was taken away, adding a lot of inconvenience to his task of collecting the enemy's movements. Regarding this matter, Xie Yingdeng, Xu Maogong, Li Mi and others have repeatedly analyzed it, and they all believe that the identity of the fine work has not been recognized by the enemy generals. But the reason why Li Zhongjian sent his personal guards to the outside of the Saiwai, none of the three of them could guess.

Xu Maogong knew that the other party had a large amount of property outside the Saiwai, and at the same time, he also clearly knew that Li Xu was not a greedy person. The big war was imminent, and he would never be distracted by something outside of him.

As for the reason why the county soldiers suddenly stopped attacking and watched the fighters slip away. Now the truth has been revealed. Not because Li Xu was lustful and misguided, but because Zhang Xutuo did not dare to disobey the holy decree from the Eastern Capital. When the answers to all the other unsolvable mysteries surfaced, the arrangement of Li Xu's cronies to go out of the fortress became more and more bizarre.

"This person is always anticipating the enemy's opportunity, and he really has some skills. If it weren't for your life-and-death position, I would be willing to make friends with him! Cheng Zhijie's gaze swept over the rolling hills, and the expression on his face was thoughtful.

"Mao Gong has always admired him. We have fought him so many times, whether we have made full preparations in advance or encountered it suddenly, we have not been able to stand on the cheap once! Xie Yingdeng also took the war horse and looked at the fire-like leaves around him and said.

Li Xu's martial arts have obvious traces of the Xie family in the south of the Yangtze River, if Xie Yingdeng's guess is correct, the old man who grinds the mirror in the other party's mouth is the uncle of the Xie family who has been missing for many years. When Nanchen was destroyed, Jiangnan talents changed their doors one after another, but the most talented heir of the Xie family left for a woman.

"That guy is as clever as a wolf, and he won't do anything boring!" Cheng Zhijie also admired Li Xu's talent, but focused more on guessing the purpose of his actions.

"I think he sent someone to Saiwai, and it has a lot to do with the faint king's patrol!" Almost at the same time, Xie Yingden spoke.

The two of them glanced at each other quickly, and their bodies were like a ray of sunlight shining into them, from head to foot. If Li Xu sent someone out of the plug to patrol the faint king, it means that he privately thought that the faint king would have tribulations on the plug, because there was no way to make Yu Shiji and others believe in their speculation, so he had to arrange it secretly.

In case of disaster! Then the world will be in chaos. For the Wagang Army, this is simply a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Once you grasp it, not only can you smoothly make Zhang Xutuo withdraw from the army, but you can even get out of the mountains and compete for the world!

"This news must be reported to Mi Gong and Commander Xu!" Xie Yingdeng turned the horse's head around and said eagerly.

At this moment, a fast horse galloped over, and the herald on the horse shouted loudly to Cheng Zhijie's official lord, and raised the order flag in his hand high.

"Commander Xu has an order. Cheng Zhijie, Shan Xiongxin, Wang Bodang and their soldiers and horses hurried to Baimayu to intercept and kill the enemy! Commander Xu asked the generals to go first, and he would catch up with everyone later! ”

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