Chapter Ninety-Nine: Urgency Ahead
"What the hell is going on? Can anyone tell me? A bunch of incompetent people, just because of those untouchables, have shrunk our defenses so much, what the hell are you going to do?!"
Li Duanjiang stood on his seat and roared angrily.
This is also not why Li Duanjiang is not angry, you must know that Liuma, Shuyang, and the three towns of Heyuan are equivalent to the bridgehead of Shuodong County in the northern defense line.
As long as these three towns were still in Li Duanjiang's hands, it would be impossible for the barbarians to use troops against Shuodong County on a large scale.
Because these three towns are in an open area, if the barbarians want to bypass these three towns and use troops against Shuodong County, then they must be careful that the soldiers and horses in these three towns go out of the city to cut off the barbarians' food routes.
But these three towns have been in the hands of Shuodong County before, and there are many high-ranking soldiers in the city, so it is not so easy to break through.
Now, the city has been broken because of a few so-called homeless people, how can this not make Li Duanjiang angry! Moreover, these few homeless people are still the work of barbarians, which is even more unforgivable.
"Tell me? Who are you going to tell me? Who gave the order to let them into the city?!"
Li Duanjiang's temples jumped suddenly, obviously angry to the extreme.
"General Hui, it's Zhao Pingsheng, General Zhao's order. ”
Mo Changkong stood up and said in a low voice.
"Zhao Pingsheng, what about others?"
Li Duanjiang asked in a low voice, his face completely darkened.
"Back to the general, he's dead. ”
Mo Changkong looked helpless and said bitterly.
"What?!Died?How did he die?If I remember correctly, this Zhao Pingsheng should be a monk of the third layer of the foundation building period, right?How could he die so easily?"
Li Duanjiang was stunned for a moment, and then spoke again.
"Could it be that this Zhao Pingsheng was attacked by someone, or did he know that he was guilty and committed suicide?"
Mo Changkong lowered his head and wiped the cold sweat on his head.
The momentum on Li Duanjiang's body was really terrifying, and the powerful coercion almost made Mo Changkong breathless.
At this time, Li Duanjiang was already angry to the extreme.
"General Hui, it's not. Instead, he was beheaded by the barbarian general. ”
Mo Changkong said bitterly.
"What? to be beheaded by the barbarians? What are you kidding?"
The whole tent was filled with exclamations.
Although this Zhao Pingsheng's cultivation is not the highest among many generals, it is not so easy to get along with.
"What the hell is going on?"
Li Duanjiang slapped the table, and the whole big tent fell silent. Those generals who had been noisy before were staring at Mo Changkong.
"General Hui, it's like this......"
Mo Changkong told the matter completely.
"Are you saying that after those outcasts opened the city gate, there were barbarians outside who cooperated and took the opportunity to attack the city gate, and there was a commander among those barbarians?"
Li Nangui's eyes widened, and he looked at Mo Changkong in disbelief.
This is beyond everyone's expectations, and although these three towns are very important, they will not send a commander of ten thousand. In the past battles with the barbarians, it was not for nothing that the commander directly took the lead, but it was very rare.
It's hard to imagine that a captain should be sent for these three towns.
You must know that in the establishment of barbarians, the captain not only controls 10,000 horses, but also has a very high cultivation strength. The ten thousand masters with the worst cultivation realm have the strength of the fifth layer of the foundation building period.
This Zhao Sheng's death is not unjust.
Having said that, Li Duanjiang still couldn't bear it.
"Are you saying that this Zhao Pingsheng was killed by those traitors and the so-called captain Wanshu?"
Li Duanjiang's question is a bit far-fetched, how can it be said that he was killed by those spies and the captain of ten thousand masters? Although the death of Zhao Shengping has something to do with those spies, it does not have that much to do with it.
But why did Li Duanjiang ask this? And he also had to add those spies? This is because if it is directly said that Zhao Shengping was directly beheaded by that commander of ten thousand people, it will be a very serious blow to the morale of the army.
The loss of a general before the war began, which would give the soldiers the same illusion that our general was not the opponent of the brute general, and that we soldiers were not the opponent of the brute general.
Once the soldiers are given this illusion, the whole war is half lost.
But if you look at it according to Li Duanjiang's line of thinking, it will give people the impression that it is not our generals who can't do it, but that they were framed by traitors, and the impact of losing a general will be minimized.
This Mo Changkong is also worthy of being a perennial leader of the troops, and he understood the meaning of Li Duanjiang's words in just an instant.
So he chimed in: "General Hui, that's right, it was those spies and barbarian generals who united to kill Zhao Pingsheng." If it weren't for these traitors who minimized General Zhao's vigilance, then according to General Zhao's experience, it would have been impossible to fail anyway. ”
Li Duanjiang held his beard and slowly walked down from the main seat.
He glanced at the people in the big tent coldly, and said in a deep voice: "Although the words are true, but this Zhao Pingsheng is also a fierce general, and he died so inexplicably, how can I be right? No, this matter can't be just settled, where is Zhao Daniu?!"
"The last general!"
Zhao Daniu shouted angrily and stood up.
"Pass on my military order, you order 5,000 fourth-level troops, 10,000 third-level troops, and 15,000 second-level troops to take these three towns back for me. How can you do it?"
Li Duanjiang looked at Zhao Daniu and said in a deep voice.
Zhao Daniu stared at Li Duanjiang and said angrily: "If the last general can't do it, he is willing to come to see him." ”
"Alright, I order you to go at once. ”
Li Duanjiang waved his hand and pointed to the north.
Zhao Daniu nodded heavily, then waved his hand and turned to leave.
A moment later, the neighing of war horses resounded throughout the barracks.
"Shuodong County, I'm finally back. ”
Li Beixiang looked at the stone tablet when he walked before, and laughed loudly.
"Yes, Childe, we're back. ”
Lao Chai sat on his horse and smirked.
At this moment, there was a sound like thunder in the distance.
"Be vigilant, protect Childe. ”
Lao Chai pulled out the long knife on his waist, held it in his hand, and looked ahead with a wary face.
"Lee?!"
Li Beixiang looked at the banner that was getting clearer and clearer, and was a little puzzled.
"Lao Chai, have you sent someone to tell me about my whereabouts?"
"Hui Gongzi, no. Lao Chai also wondered, he had never sent someone to tell him the whereabouts of his group. It stands to reason that Li Duanjiang and they should not know. But why is there such a group of people now? And it's still under the banner of Li?
Although Li Duanjiang was very worried about the details of his precious son, he was just worried. In Li Duanjiang's opinion, as long as the heads of the people in the sect are not broken, it is impossible to make a move against Li Beixiang and others in this situation.
"Look at the flag, it seems to be our people. Lao Chai, you send a few people to take a look. ”
Li Donglai pinched his chin and said solemnly.
"Whoa"
After Li Duanjiang received the order, he sent a few skilled soldiers to investigate.
"Stop, who are you?"
A guard held a waist knife and scolded expressionlessly.
"We are the soldiers of the Shuodong Army's personal guard battalion, and we have come to welcome the two sons into the city on the order of the general, and the idlers are waiting to leave as soon as possible. ”
A leading soldier dressed in black clothes and black armor held up his horse and scolded angrily.
"You say you're from the Guards, but why have I never seen your General's warrant?"
Several guards stared at this soldier deadly, as long as there was any change in this soldier, then immediately take down the leader first.
"Your Excellency is also from the Guards Battalion? Haha, let's still eat in the same pot. How can we come out without a warrant, wait, I'll get it for you. ”
The leader lowered his head and looked like he was groping around his waist.
"Hey, why aren't you here, are you holding it?"
The leading soldier fumbled for a while, but couldn't find anything, so he turned his head and looked at one of the soldiers next to him.
The leading soldier turned his head and winked at the soldiers next to him.
"Oh, General, look at me, my memory. Keep it with me!"
A soldier on the left stepped out on horseback and walked out with a grin towards a few of the guards.
The guards' attention was all focused on the soldier in front of them, and they didn't notice that they were surrounded by people at this time.
"Lao Chai, I don't feel right. ”
Li Dong looked at the guards who were surrounded by soldiers and asked in a low voice.
"Yes, I don't think it's right. Let's take a look, after all, this is already the boundary of Shuodong County. No matter how arrogant those thieves are, they can't be arrogant here. ”
Lao Chai stared at those people tightly.
"Look, general, isn't this it!"
The soldier said with a smile.
"Where? Why didn't I see it? Take it out?"
The guard also noticed that something was wrong, and secretly put his hand on the waist knife at his waist.
"Hehe, isn't this it!"
The soldier sneered, snorted, drew a bright scimitar from his waist, and slashed at the head of the nearest guard.
"Not good, there is an ambush. ”
The guards shouted, and the figure left and retreated to the back.
"Kill !! me"
The leading soldier burst into a shout, drew his waist knife and rushed directly towards these guards.
Although Lao Chai had reminded them before that the so-called Shuodong County soldiers in front of them might be fake, they didn't take it to heart.
In their opinion, this is already the boundary of Shuodong County, and this is also the rear of Shuodong County, if there are thieves here, then won't the entire Shuodong County have fallen? In addition, the soldiers in front of them are wearing the clothes of the Shuodong Army, and they fall into the trap under their preconceived ideas.
Several of the guards drew their swords, trying to resist. However, how could they be the opponents of the soldiers who were waiting for them in a hurry? Coupled with the fact that the soldiers were now outnumbered, how could they have fought them?
After the sword and sword shadow, the guards who came fell off their horses.
"Thousand Cavalry Raid, Kill Me !!"
The soldier in the lead had already torn off his disguise at this time, held his waist knife, and burst out towards Li Bei, beating his horse and rushing towards him.