A few days later, at dawn that day, when the sky was still gray and gray, a simple camp was set up beside a shoal, and many officers and soldiers were lying or sitting in various places, and the sound of buzzing mosquitoes was incessant, affecting their sleep, and there was a loud snoring sound.

There were only a few patrols and sentry officers, less than 60 men, and the defense seemed to be a little lax. Even so, every patrol and sentry officer is listless.

Right next to the camp, a group of war horses were eating grass, snorting from time to time. Suddenly, a troop of cavalry suddenly appeared from the grass on the other side, and galloped towards the camp, and there were a hundred men with torches in their hands, as if they had fallen from heaven.

"Brothers, rush, slaughter these dogs of the court to avenge the dead brothers."

As soon as this cavalry appeared, it was immediately discovered by the sentry of the barracks, and the camp immediately exploded.

"Oh no, no, enemy attack, enemy attack!"

Suddenly, the soldiers in the camp seemed to have been electrocuted, and they all woke up, and one grunt turned over very numbly, picked up the weapons next to them, and looked around in panic to see in the direction from which the rumbling horses' hooves came.

I saw that a cavalry came to kill, the clothes on their bodies were colorful, but they still had obvious characteristics, most of them were dressed in red clothes and red turbans, and the others were in rags.

Although it was impossible to judge how many people there were in this cavalry, someone in the barracks immediately recognized it, made a judgment, and shouted: "Don't mess up, don't panic, it's just a ragtag of bandits, the infantry organized a defensive formation, and the cavalry immediately got on their horses and prepared to deal with this bandits." ”

However, although the officers and soldiers stabilized the situation, and the soldiers had begun to arrange their troops in an orderly manner, they could not change a reality, that is, the other party was all cavalry, which came very suddenly, and they were caught off guard at once, and the defensive formation had not yet been formed, and in the blink of an eye, the bandits had already killed in front and entered the camp!

"Kill... Avenge your brothers! ”

In the hazy light, it is not difficult to find that it is the Eight King Kong who rushes to the front, and he is the one who shouts the loudest, holding the reins in one hand and the big blade in the other, constantly waving in the air, screaming, and indescribable with excitement.

Unsurprisingly, it was the Li Jiajun who suddenly attacked, and hundreds of them were subordinates of the Eight King Kongs.

If you look at it from a distance, it is not difficult to find the difference between the two, the Eight Vajra subordinates at the forefront are scattered, there is no discipline at all, and rushing into the camp is a burst of indiscriminate slashing, like a crazy wild dog, just bite!

The Li family army was far different, the 3,000 people were divided into three teams, led by Gao Yigong, Li Mou and Bai Guangen, and the 1,000 people led by Bai Guangen were in the middle, and their other hand was not a weapon, but a steaming torch, constantly emitting black smoke.

At this moment, Li Jiajun quickly changed formation, Gao Yigong and Li Mu each led a thousand people to cross the Eight King Kong troops, and rushed straight away from the left and right, while Bai Guangen's 1,000 people were slightly behind, and the three presented a triangular pointed cone formation, heading straight in one direction.

In the process of fighting and charging, Li Jiajun always maintained a rhythm, chaotic without losing a sense of discipline and attacking rhythm.

It was only after a moment that the generals of the official army finally discovered a trace of strangeness, the war horse was not far away, with the speed of this bandit, it was simply at your fingertips, which was completely inconsistent with the combat style of the bandits, mainly to grab war horses.

"It's not good, protect the grain and grass, this bandit wants to attack the military rations, hurry... Be sure to stop them at all costs! ”

However, it was too late, and all the orders seemed so pale and weak! Any resistance and resistance are useless, not enough for the Li family army to slash and kill!

I saw that black smoke was billowing out, and the sky was soaring, and a cart of grain and grass was buried in the sea of fire, burning continuously, and the officers and generals felt distressed, as if they had been pricked by needles.

"The wind is tight, pull and hoo~ The task has been completed!"

In an instant, Gao Yigong, Bai Guangen and Li Mu did not have any nostalgia, and with this shout, they turned their horses' heads and rushed away, which was a big deal. However, as soon as he was halfway through, Li Mu discovered that something was wrong, and saw that Ba King Kong was unmoved, still entangled and fighting with the officials and soldiers, and had no intention of retreating.

"Two captains, cover for me!"

In just an instant, Gao Yigong and Bai Guangen understood what Li Mu meant, and then looked at the place where the other party led the army, which further verified the idea in his heart, Li Mu wanted to persuade Ba Kong to strictly implement the boss's order, and this trip was aimed at burning Ma Fengyi's grain and grass, not killing the enemy!

Soon after, the barracks were in shambles, with blood and corpses everywhere, and the morale of the soldiers was sluggish and very embarrassed.

"Report to the general, all our grain and grass have been burned, and the casualties are 200."

At this moment, Ma Fengyi listened to the report of her subordinates with a cloudy expression, her face was blue and purple for a while, very ugly.

"General, don't be angry, this bandit is very cunning, the timing of the sneak attack is not only very cleverly chosen, but also before the action, all the night non-return we sent will be killed, the action is very clean and neat, far different from other bandits......"

However, before a deputy general finished speaking, Ma Fengyi immediately shouted: "No matter who they are, since they dare to attack us, I must make them pay the price of blood!" Pass on my general's order, and immediately send all the spies to track down the traces of this bandit, and this general must kill them all. Otherwise, I will not be able to calm the anger in my heart, and I will not be able to snow the shame of this time. ”

"Yes, General!"

Immediately, one of the heralds responded, and turned away.

At the same time, an adjutant general stood up and asked in a deep voice: "General, this time we were attacked by bandits, although the focus was on the damage to grain and grass, but there were also 200 people killed, should we ask General Deng for help, hoping to send some troops over?" ”

Ma Fengyi still had a gloomy face, and there was no response, and the adjutant general added tentatively: "General, no matter what, judging from the battle situation just now, the opponent's strength must be at least three or four thousand. According to past experience, we can completely wipe it out with 1,800 people. However, judging from the performance of those bandits, they are not simple, and almost all of them are well-trained. Wouldn't it be too risky for us to just cover up and leave? Moreover, the bandits are different from our officers and soldiers, and they often gather in groups of three or five, accompanied by many family members of the army. ”

Another lieutenant stepped forward to add to the unspoken words of the lieutenant.

"Also, general, judging from the combat style and clothing of these people, it is not difficult to find that they should be Wang Ziyong's subordinate and Li Zicheng's Li Jiajun that we have been chasing and killing for days. If nothing is wrong, the opponent's strength is about 20,000. If we chase and kill, it is unlikely that we will win, and we may lose our troops. ”

Ma Fengyi's expression finally had a trace of waves, her heart trembled, she nodded slightly, and then replied faintly: "Yes, your analysis is very reasonable, Tanma immediately searched for the traces of the bandits, and at the same time immediately reported to General Deng General that we were attacked, and asked for support." ”

"Yes, General."

In an instant, everyone responded, although there was not too much expression on their faces, they all breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts, and the atmosphere was also relieved.

Although these people have just been transferred from Sichuan, and some of them have just been transferred from the counterinsurgency in Shandong, everyone knows that Li Zicheng is in the limelight, especially the Li Jiajun under him, whose combat effectiveness is very strong!

Even Zuo Liangyu, a veteran on the battlefield, was killed by the Li family's army, and all kinds of battles were added together, and there were three or four thousand soldiers and generals who were lost.

Moreover, if you count the losses of other general soldiers, the Li Jiajun killed more than 7,000 officers and soldiers!

As the saying goes, a person's name, the shadow of a tree, how can these lieutenants not be cautious when facing Li Zicheng's Li Jiajun? Even if the boss is in a state of rage, he has to remind him one or two.

After all, it's important to save your life!

At three o'clock in the morning, Ma Fengyi led 3,000 soldiers and horses to walk on the official road, and a soldier dressed as a spy was reporting information to him.

"Report to the general, although the whereabouts of the bandits in the early morning are strange and unusual, erratic, and deliberately lead our spies to other places, but we still have a team of scouts who found something unusual, in the opposite direction of their escape, Wang Ziyong's Xing Red Wolf is covering their brigade of men, wanting to sneak through the valley in front of them, and hide in the deep mountains and old forests again, to avoid our pursuit......"

Ma Fengyi listened very calmly, showing extreme patience, and cold killing intent flashed in his eyes from time to time, which showed that he was holding back the anger in his heart, and the excitement of a big battle was imminent, which was a manifestation of bloodlust.

At this moment, a scout horse came from the front of the army and galloped, but in the blink of an eye, it came to Ma Fengyi's side, interrupting the man's report.

"Report to the general, the news is true, the bandits led by Xing Hongwolf are ahead, if there is no accident, the leader of the bandits, Wang Ziyong, should be inside."

Hearing this, a flash of brightness flashed in Ma Fengyi's cold eyes, and the words behind the soldier made him even more excited, and his chest was uncertain.

"Moreover, according to the distant observation of Tanma, there are not only many family members of the army among the bandits, but also carriages full of goods, which are completely in line with the habits of those rebels we have pursued and killed in the past.

Instantly, someone couldn't help but exclaim: "General, let's send it this time!" It is not only possible to capture the bandit leader Wang for his own use, but also to make up for the morning grain and grass. And... And... For a long time to come, we don't have to worry about food and salary! ”

Everyone heard the hidden words of the speaker, and on the other hand, the gold, silver, jewelry, and grain seized from the hands of the bandits could be confiscated and belonged to the captured generals. This has become a latent consensus, tacitly approved by the imperial court.

Otherwise, in the imperial court, on top of the attitude towards the bandits, why are there two opposing attitudes, which are not mutually relevant, almost all the generals advocate strong means to suppress, and the officials are more inclined to appease.

The reason is very simple, the generals can get a lot of benefits from it, and to a certain extent, those bandits who robbed the government are robbed for them. Otherwise, how could those generals work so hard?

Of course, those generals also have their helplessness.

After all, in this chaotic era, the imperial court often defaulted on food and wages, and if these generals wanted to suppress their subordinates and lead good soldiers, they must be able to get food. Otherwise, it will be difficult to escape the old way of mutiny.

What's more, many of them are generals who sell their property to form an army and become generals. And to continue this kind of glory to the ancestors, there is an official and a half position in the court, maintain the current status, or continue to rise.

Then they must be able to get the silver. Otherwise, neither is the fart!

If you want to rely on the meager money issued by the imperial court, it may be okay to maintain your family, but if you want to rely on those leading troops to fight, it is simply a fantasy. For an army where the imperial court is often in arrears of food and wages, the soldiers are often underfed and clothed, and these generals are always terrified.

The reason is self-evident, soldiers who are often hungry may take the lead in making trouble and mutiny at any time, is there still no such thing?

Ubiquitous!

Therefore, when they thought of this, and heard the spies say that the bandits in front of them not only hid the bandit leader Wang for his own use, but also had a cartload of gold, silver, jewelry, and grain, how could these people not be excited?

They are about to lose their rationality, and they can't wait to lead their troops to kill them immediately!

After all, capturing or killing the king alive for his own use represents a great merit; After seizing those gold, silver, jewelry, and food, they don't have to worry about the mutiny of the soldiers in the future.

However, just when everyone was excited and excited, Ma Fengyi still had a trace of calmness.

"Having said so much, how come you haven't heard about the specific situation of the bandits? For example, how many people are in the rebel army, how about the equipment? ”

"Report to the general, the bandits are extremely shrewd and cautious, and they have set up a lot of secret posts along the way. In order to avoid startling the snake, the subordinates could only watch from a distance and did not dare to approach. Therefore, the information received by the subordinates is not detailed. ”

Ma Fengyi's eyebrows raised, and her expression and words softened a lot.

"Well, you're doing a good job, you should be."

Immediately, Ma Fengyi no longer paid attention to the spies' reaction, and immediately issued an order: "The cavalry is in front, the infantry is in the back, everyone come with me, and I must kill all the bandits used by Wang Ziyong under the horse!" ”

"Yes, General!"

The generals responded, and immediately took action, and the cavalry quickly gathered to the front and followed Ma Fengyi to kill.

At this moment, no one doubted that Ma Fengyi's generals were not only carried away by merit and gold, silver, jewelry and food, but also because the Li Jiajun, who had the strongest combat effectiveness among the bandits, was in the opposite direction.

As long as there is no Li Zicheng's Li Jiajun, these 3,000 officers and soldiers can completely clean up 20,000 bandits! What's more, after removing the Li family's army, Wang Ziyong no longer has such many people in his hands, and it is good to have one fourteen or five thousand.