After leaving the range of Wangwu Mountain, Li Xu instructed everyone to still hide their weapons in their bags, pretending to be a large caravan. Back then, he followed Sun Anzu out to sell goods, and the rules in the industry were very clear, so ordinary people couldn't see the flaws at all if they didn't get closer. And in this chaotic years, most of the villages in the countryside have been abandoned, and there are few pedestrians on the road, even if they occasionally pass by some forts guarded by ethnic groups, their two hundred armed smuggler salt dealers do not come to the door to look for trouble, and the owner of the castle has been fasting and chanting Buddha, how dare he ask the origin of the evil guest?

After traveling for most of the day, the team came to the vicinity of Danchuan. Li Xu ordered everyone to stop and eat, and by the way, let the mount also recover his strength. There is still a long way to go, and even if he is in a hurry, he does not dare to overwork everyone. Otherwise, once something happens, everyone will not even have the strength to escape.

The danger is not only some thieves who are not long-sighted, with more than two hundred brothers in his hands, Li Xu really didn't take the bandits along the way into his eyes. However, there were also many officers and soldiers stationed in the Changping and Shangdang areas, and these people were not necessarily completely controlled by the Li family in Taiyuan. Moreover, even if the power of the Li family in Taiyuan has extended to Shangdang and Changping counties, Li Xu no longer dares to pin his safety on others. Li Wan'er is Li Wan'er, and the Li family is the Li family, although they are close relatives, the difference between them is like a cloud and a valley bottom.

Not only has Li Xu become cautious, but almost all of the main generals and staff under his command are now suspicious. Since the defeat of Henan, everyone has been extremely careful wherever they go. Li Xu stayed in the cottage for half a day and a night, and Shi Defang, Zhou Daniu and others stared at each other and guarded all night. Almost everyone's eyes were bloodshot now, and they were haggard than they had been in the days since they had just been evacuated from the battlefield.

"Let's sleep for a while after eating, noon is not a good time to rush!" Li Xu withdrew his gaze from everyone's tired faces and commanded with a smile. After saying that, he looked around, found a stone slab that had been heated by the sun, and took the lead in lying down on all fours.

"It's up to the handsome, let's keep up our strength and then continue to hurry!" Zhou Daniu glanced at the guards around him, and also lay on the grass. The soldiers scattered in all directions, forming a big circle around Li Xu and a few staff members who were not skilled in martial arts, sitting down back to back, closing their eyes and pretending to sleep.

The sun is not too poisonous, and it is very comfortable to shine on people, like a pair of hands gently soothing, making people slowly relax the tense muscles. Soon, a low snoring sound came from someone's nostrils. With the summer breeze, it lingers on the grass tips back and forth.

Listening to the snoring around him gradually thickened, Li Xu slowly sat up straight. Then get up and tiptoe away from the campsite. He tried to keep his movements as light as possible, but a few pairs of eyes were still open, and his gaze was full of alertness.

"I'm going to carve some marks on the trees by the roadside!" Li Xu smiled and explained to the few people who were awakened.

"Hmm!" Zhou Daniu also sat up slowly, tiptoeing behind Li Xu. In the blink of an eye, Zhang Jiang, Wang Xuba, Shi Defang and other major generals and staff members followed, and the stars protected Li Xu in the middle of the crowd like a moon.

"Let's rest a little longer, everyone! The matter of carving a few marks does not need to mobilize the people. I made an appointment with the people of Wangwu Mountain, and as long as I found out that it was our brother crossing the mountain, they would not stop it! Li Xu had to stand still and lowered his voice command.

Wang Xuba, Zhang Jiang and other generals did not respond, and walked directly to Li Xu's side. Shi Defang, Fang Yannian and other civilian staff paid more attention to dignity and humility, arched their hands, and said with a smile: "I can't sleep, follow the general!" Once the general temporarily remembers something, it's good to have someone to discuss, right? ”

"If you can't sleep, go and put your horse and take the brother who watches the mount to rest!" Li Xu shook his head with a smile and commanded.

"I've arranged for them to take turns resting!" Zhou Daniu replied in a low voice, refusing to leave Li Xu's side for half a step.

"Then be quiet!" Xuzi had no choice but to compromise with everyone.

"Hmm!" The generals understood the commander's mind and whispered yes. Then followed Li Xu and slowly walked towards the official road.

The official road in front of you is the only way to go around Boling. If there were other brothers returning north along this road, it would be easy to spot the marks deliberately left by Li Xu on the old trees on the side of the road. Although it was uncertain how many brothers would eventually be able to withdraw from the south bank of the Yellow River, they were very careful along the way. One stroke at a time, full of anticipation, full of hatred.

It's not that everyone can't tolerate defeat, but they can't tolerate being stabbed in the back at a critical moment when victory is already within reach. The pain of being betrayed is so unforgettable that whenever I think about it, people can't wait to take the soldiers and horses back to Luoyang immediately. Pull the conspirators out of the deep mansion into the sun, and ask them what they are going to do?

Don't they know that as soon as the Boling army is dispersed, no one in the whole of Henan will be able to resist Wagang? Could it be that in the eyes of those people, the Boling Army is more of a threat than the Wagang thieves? Can't they see that the edifice is about to fall, that they are building a grave for themselves? Do they just want to kill themselves, and they also want to drag all the people involved and innocent people to die with them?

But now, the first thing to do is to let more people return to Boling safely. The thousands of brothers who were scattered and evacuated from the battlefield were all elites of a hundred battles, and if they could return to the six counties safely, the Boling army would have more hope of washing away their previous shame.

"If it weren't for the general's wide connections, we would have had another bloody battle with the heroes of Wangwushan. Now it's good, the brothers behind are familiar with the road, and they will soon be able to catch up! Wang Xuba whispered as he carved it.

According to the agreement reached by Li Xu with Wang Yuantong, Qi Poning and others in the cottage, if there are other Boling children passing under the mountain in the next month, the green forest heroes in Taihang and Wangwu will not be in trouble. With this agreement, the other brothers who had been scattered and evacuated from the battlefield had a better chance of returning north safely, and the losses caused by this devastating defeat were also greatly reduced.

"Well, I hope that the two guys surnamed Wang and the surnamed Qi will be true to their word, otherwise, sooner or later, we will raise troops to kill ......!" Guo Fang suppressed his throat and was ruthless as he carved.

This defeat greatly damaged the vitality of the Boling army. When Li Xu went south, he brought about 4,000 elites and nearly 7,000 war horses, and after they dispersed and broke through, it was only possible that about 1,000 people could return to Boling safely. Whether it is through Hedong, Liyang or around Qijun, there are many dangers along the way. The eastern capital of Luoyang tried to eradicate the elite of Boling, and the Liukou in Henan had a common enmity with the children of the six counties, as for Dou Jiande and Gao Kaidao in southern Hebei, their predecessors died at the hands of the Boling army, and they would not watch the enemies of the year pass through their sphere of influence.

And the war horses under the crotches of the brothers are more valuable than real money and silver in the eyes of heroes everywhere at this moment, and as long as they are seen, they will definitely not even leave the horseshoe.

"According to my observation, Wang and Qi Poning are both straight people, and their promises should be reliable!" Shi Defang slowly came over and whispered beside Wang Xuba and Guo Fang, "But the key to this matter lies in the general, no matter how many people return to Boling in the end, it is in vain for the general to refuse to ask the court for his guilt!" So, General Wang, you have to hurry up on the things that everyone has entrusted to you......"

"Do I have to go?" Wang Xuba secretly glanced at Li Xu, who had carved a mark on the trunk of the tree not far away, and asked in a voice that only three people could hear. The matter of persuading Li Xu to rebel has been brewing for more than a day or two. But no one wants to take the initiative to start this. A general has just experienced the pain of his wife being separated, and everyone is unwilling to add trouble to him. Second, Your Majesty is well known to General Li for his kindness, and if the General would rather be a loyal ghost of the imperial court, those who persuade him will inevitably be punished.

"I'm afraid it can only be you! First, your position is relatively high. Second, even if you are wrong, for the sake of Jun Kuo's affection, the general will not blame you! Shi Defang nodded and insisted.

When they dispersed and broke through, Wang Junkuo, who was already seriously wounded, thought that he could not be spared, and in order not to drag down the brothers, he took the initiative to stay and pretend to be Li Xu to confuse the Wagang army. According to the rumors that everyone heard along the way, Wang Junkuo may have finally thrown himself into the Yellow River, or he may have demoted Xu Maogong. But no matter which one the final result is, Li Xu owes him a favor. Therefore, as Wang Junkuo's uncle, Wang Xuba is qualified to touch Li Xu's tiger whiskers a few times.

"Isn't it now? Can't get home? Wang Xuba peeked at Li Xu again, and cowered and asked Shi Defang and the others.

"No, it doesn't. The general made a decision a day earlier, and the road ahead would be easier for us to grasp. Otherwise, once the imperial court sends a new governor of the six counties, it will inevitably lead to chaos in the army's mind! Shi Defang was so angry that Wang Xu, who couldn't get on the stage, gritted his teeth, pulled the other party's sleeves and shouted, "At that time, several families who were already suspicious of each other took advantage of the situation, and we will repeat the disaster of Yingze again!" ”

"That's true. The general is kind-hearted, which is his strength. But for the enemy, it is a weakness. Someone has to push him at a critical moment......" Guo Fang thought for a while and said again.

"But, the general, he ......." Wang Xuba, who had never shivered before the two armies, slowly had beads of sweat oozing out of his forehead, gathering into strands, and constantly rolling down his eyebrows.

At this time a year ago, it was Li Xu who turned him from a traitor leader into a general of the official army, thus ending the days of fear. And today, a year later, it is his turn to persuade Li Xu and persuade the other party to pull up the anti-flag and do what he has done.

He didn't know if what he was about to do was coercive the boss, and since he accepted Zhao'an, the conscience of heaven and earth testified that Wang Suba had never thought about it like this.

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