noticed that Xu Ping was not the only one who noticed the banner of Zhendong Hou, and Xiao Luo was in a dilemma before: if he didn't pursue him, then everyone would say that he let Li Zicheng go when he was rewarded in the future; But if you keep chasing...... Are you kidding? In front of him was Xu Thief, who had even defeated Zhendonghou's new army, if he rushed up and was beaten recklessly, most of the others would watch from the sidelines, and then carry himself home who was beaten and bruised.

The timely appearance of Zhendonghou solved Xiao Luo's problem, and he immediately ordered the whole army to gather and move closer to Zhendonghou's general.

It's just that this kind of cowardly behavior needs a helper, Xiao Luo has been raising his own soldiers for so long, as soon as they heard Xiao Luo's order, they shouted on the side: "Poor Kou Mo chase, Xu thief is cunning, don't fall into his ambush." ”

Xiao Xiao led the team to retreat in a hurry, but before he could meet the Marquis of Zhendong, he had to pass in front of the Jiangbei Admiral's formation, and Yu Dong had just rushed behind him with his troops. After seeing Xu Ping's banner in front of him, Yu Dong also beat a drum in his heart, but the fact that he was called Xu Ping's nemesis by Chongzhen Tianzi had already spread, and with so many pairs of eyes watching, he was embarrassed to order to stop the pursuit.

In order to shirk the responsibility, Xiao Luo personally ran to Yu Dong to ask for an order, he saw that the latter was twisting his beard and was silent, and hurriedly shouted: "Yu Shuai, Xu thief has always been good at using conspiracy, and now the enemy situation on the other side is unknown, and the general thinks that it is better to be cautious, so as not to fall into their ambush." ”

Xiao Luo estimated that Yu Dong was waiting for this step, but even if he guessed wrong, it didn't matter, if the Jiangbei Admiral had to succeed, he would have to take the lead.

As Xiao Luo expected, Yu Dong was immediately relieved when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "The one who knows Xu Thief best is Zhendong Hou, and he has to rely on Tang Seng to deal with Sun Monkey." ”

The Ming army was still in chaos, the soldiers were crowded with each other in a formation, the fifth infantry wing was still retreating alternately, looking at the chaotic army opposite, Li Laiheng asked: "General, do you want to take advantage of their retreat?" ”

Seeing that Yu Dong was in front of him, Xu Ping also wanted to charge once, maybe he could break up this Ming army and let them roll back, but looking at the Zhendong Hou General Banner behind Yu Dong, Xu Ping finally dispelled this idea: "I don't know how many people there are in the new army and where they are." After a pause, Xu Ping added: "Even if there is no new army, I have no confidence in fighting the Marquis of Zhendong." ”

Not for Xu Ping. Li Laiheng's newborn calf is not afraid of tigers: "What's so great about Zhendonghou?" Isn't it one nose and two eyes? In the military camp in Kaifeng, the officers who broke into the camp also talked about many battles in history, Li Laiheng remembered a past incident in Henan, and said loudly: "Back then, Tang Taizong broke two kings in one battle, and defeated Dou Jiande's 300,000 army with 200 Xuanjia cavalry, and now we are much stronger than them." ”

Unmoved, Xu Ping commanded the troops to continue to retreat, as the distance from the officers and soldiers became farther and farther, their retreat speed became faster and faster, seeing that Li Laiheng still had an unwilling expression on his face, Xu Ping smiled and said: "The Xuanjia cavalry brought by Tang Taizong back then was from the officers and soldiers of the Great Sui, and Dou Jiande's 300,000 troops were just a rabble of peasants, not to mention who Dou Jiande was, how could he command so many troops?" Now we are peasants, and on the other side are officers and soldiers, and I dare not say whether the Hou Ye can command 100,000 soldiers. ”

At this time, General Xiao Yang had already come to Zhendonghou with his direct guards and reported to him: "Marshal, Xu Ping has about two or three thousand people, all of whom are well-trained elites. ”

"I see it." Since arriving at the battlefield, Huangshi has gazed through his binoculars at Xu Ping's army, the brave and combative army — at least for now.

After reporting what he had just seen and heard and what happened to Zhendonghou, General Xiao Yang was angry in his heart: "The last general has disgraced the marshal and does not dare to pursue the thieves. ”

"I'll talk about it later." Huang Shi said softly, took the telescope into his arms, and ordered: "Lead the team with me, I want to take a closer look." ”

"Yes, Marshal."

Huang Shi quickly rushed to the retreating Xu Ping Department with a hundred direct guards, at this time Yu Dong ran over with a group of generals to ask for instructions, and after seeing them, Huang Shi didn't wait for them to open his mouth and said without thinking: "Stop the pursuit, we are done here today." ”

Yu Dong knew very well that there were no descendants behind Zhendonghou, and he also had no confidence in the combat effectiveness of the Jiangbei Army, since Zhendonghou said that he would not chase, a big stone in Yu Dong's heart fell to the ground, and he hurriedly wanted to build steps for Huangshi: "Marshal Gaojian, today we have defeated the thieves and beheaded countless people, it is time to prevent the thieves and dogs from jumping off the wall." ”

The other generals of the Jiangbei Army who followed also hurriedly nodded in agreement:

"The marshal is brilliant!"

"The marshal is far-sighted!"

"The marshal really has the style of an ancient famous general in his use of soldiers."

"That's not the case," Huang Shi didn't take the opportunity to go down the steps, and said in a light tone: "I'm not sure that I can defeat Xu Ping, he is an opponent that should not be underestimated, you must be careful when you encounter him in the future." ”

The generals of the Jiangbei Army were stunned when they heard this, and hurriedly thanked them: "I respectfully obey the marshal's orders." ”

"Gentlemen, go back and straighten out the troops, I'm going to the front to have a look." Huang Shi no longer said much to these Jiangbei Army generals, and now more than 100,000 troops, including the Jiangbei Army and the Central Army, are scattered on the battlefield in a disorderly manner, and the army in front has stopped, while the rear is still rushing in chaos.

Huang Shi told the other generals to reorganize their troops, and he himself hurried until he was out of range of Xu Ping's troops.

Seeing that Zhendonghou was so close to the more than 100 cavalry he had just seen with his banner, Li Laiheng, who was not afraid of the sky and the earth, also rushed to the heavy pressure, and the pace of the fifth infantry wing slowed down again.

Looking at the people in the distance, Xu Ping shook his head lightly: "Master Hou, it's really majestic." ”

"What's so imposing." When Li Laiheng heard this kind of ambitious words from Xu Ping's mouth, he immediately retorted: "Today, the general is majestic, facing 100,000 officers and soldiers with 2,000 soldiers and horses. ”

"And Hou Ye dared to use a hundred people to face my 2,000 army," Xu Ping sighed with emotion in his heart, he asked the infantry to continue to retreat on alert, while he left the cavalry at the end: "My intuition tells me that Hou Ye is singing about the empty city plan today, he just brought so many people, I don't know why, the new army does not have any battalion with him, otherwise he will never let me go so easily." ”

Li Laiheng snorted lightly, but did not say anything more to ask for battle, when he saw the Hou of Zhendong and his people up close, he thought of the other party's prestige and his training method...... Li Laiheng knew that the troops he led could also originate from the Zhendong Hou on the other side, and he inevitably guessed that Xu Ping might not have learned all the skills of the Zhendong Hou.

"But even if Hou Ye didn't bring a new army, as long as he is there, the Jiangbei Army will not be a fish belly, at least I don't dare to treat them as fish belly," Xu Ping continued to express his feelings: "Hou Ye is really majestic, I am still too far behind Hou Ye." ”

Seeing that Zhendonghou had no intention of continuing to press, Xu Ping slowly left with the horse team.

General Xiao Yang, who was guarding Huangshi's side, watched vigilantly at the opposing intruders and watched them gradually move away.

"Do you know what your father thinks of them?" Huang Shi suddenly turned around and asked Yang Huaizu.

"I don't know, please give me advice."

Huang Shi frowned slightly, at this time, only Yang Huaizu stood side by side with him, and the other guards were far behind: "There is no need to be so restrained. ”

"Yes," Yang Huaizu replied, "Uncle Huang." ”

"Your father calls them our Immortal Army," Huang Shi said as he turned his gaze to the far away Infantry Wing, this army should not have appeared in the seventeenth century, it was an army from the late eighteenth century to the beginning of the nineteenth century, "So I must take a good look and see if your father is right?" ”

"Did my father say that?" Yang Huaizu looked surprised.

"Yes, your father said that they were an army that knew what they were fighting for, oh, what your father said was a bit inappropriate, all armies knew what they were fighting for: the Jiangbei army plundered some people's wealth by the way in order not to be beheaded; The soldiers of the New Army are for the sake of their salaries and merits; And Xu Ping's army, for the safety of their families, they believe that the leaders they are fighting for can make their relatives and children and grandchildren live a better life. ”

Yang Huaizu listened silently and did not say anything for or against.

"Yes, they are the Immortal Army, full of vigor and daring to sacrifice, I haven't seen the Immortal Army for many years." Huang Shi turned the horse's head a little reluctantly and went back along the way he came: "I plan to meet this Xu Ping?" ”

"Uncle Huang!"

"It's sad for me to see the Immortals become unrecognizable, I've seen it once, I don't want to see it a second time." Huang Shi whispered, and then immediately raised his voice and asked, "What do you think of the Jiangbei Army?" ”

"The Jiangbei Army is really useless." Yang Huaizu replied loudly: "When you encounter merit, you will rush up, and when you see a strong enemy, you will cower. Speaking of this, Yang Huaizu's expression suddenly darkened, and he remembered that his performance today was similar, and he must have embarrassed Zhendonghou: "The little nephew doesn't know what to do when he encounters the enemy today, please ask Uncle Huang for advice." ”

"I think you've done a good job, many people always want to show when they lead a leader on the battlefield for the first time, and it's very important to be able to deal with it calmly, and I think the most important thing for a general is to be calm. Don't you want to be able to defeat Xu Ping one day? Then you have to learn from him, he is always calm. After Huang Shi finished speaking, he pulled the topic back: "Generals of the Jiangbei Army, what do you think?" ”

"Most of them are roosters and dog thieves," Yang Huaizu said: "Only Yu Shuai is okay, he can be regarded as brave and knowledgeable, thanks to him this time." ”

"It's thanks to him, but he's not a man of courage, he's just a thief." Huang Shi smiled slightly, the performance of the Jiangbei Army this time reminded him of what he had encountered in Juehua many years ago, that was the first time he encouraged friendly troops who had no fighting spirit, so that colleagues with questionable combat effectiveness could also make the best use of their talents: "Know people and make good use of them, know people in front, only know people can use people, this is what your grandfather taught me." ”

"Uncle Huang......" Yang Huaizu's expression on his face was a little unnatural, and he wanted to say "I have won the award", but he immediately thought that this was his grandfather, and he was always not good at belittling his ancestors, so he suddenly didn't know how to deal with it: "But my father said: Yu Shuai is okay." ”

"Your father did say it, but your father didn't see him in person, but Yu Dong participated in the relief of Kaifeng, and others didn't dare." When Huang Shi saw Yu Dong's performance for the first time, he felt that this person didn't want to be a backbone person, and after some conversation, he understood that this person was definitely a straw bag: "He is by no means better than other Jiangbei army generals, whether it is strategy or character." ”

"He once defeated Xu Ping, right?" Yang Huaizu remembered Yu Dong's series of eye-catching achievements, and asked with some doubts.

"No way!" In the past, Huang Shi also thought that Xu Ping might be careless, but now he doesn't see it that way at all: "Even if Xu Ping leads a group of peasants, Yu Dong is by no means his opponent, not to mention that Xu Ping was already governing the army according to my method at that time." Yu Dong must have had some secret agreement with Xu Ping at that time, so Xu Ping gave him water, well, it is likely that he betrayed the friendly army to Xu Ping, so in exchange for Xu Ping's preferential treatment of him. In the future, it will be simpler, Xu Ping knows the details of Yu Dong very well, so he is not worried about him, Xu Ping does not fight him because he is not sure, but because he is too sure, he has to deal with the enemy who threatens him instead of Yu Dong. ”

"How could it be?" Yang Huaizu's mouth grew in surprise.

"The reason why no one knows, I guess is because of one of them: Yu Dong himself can't say it; Second: Xu Ping hopes that we can't see through Yu Dong, and it is very harmful not to know the strength of friendly forces, and Xu Ping hopes that we will continue to make mistakes. Yu Dong had already caused the new army to make mistakes twice, once in Ci County, and once this time by your father. ”

"This guy!" Yang Huaizu scolded softly, and he didn't know whether he was scolding Xu Ping or Yu Dong, or both.

"So this time it's thanks to Yu Dong, but he's a complete gambler and speculator," Huang Shi warned Yang Huaizu: "Let's not rely too much on this person in the future, but this can't be spread outside, he is not useless, and others will think that we are not kind, and we are jealous." ”

"Yes."

After a while, Huangshi wanted to celebrate the achievements of the Jiangbei Army, and today pursued Li Zicheng for more than ten miles, and Huangshi estimated that the generals of all walks of life still achieved great results, which was of great benefit to boosting the morale of the Jiangbei Army.

"Send an envoy to chase Xu Ping in makeup," Huang Shi secretly ordered Yang Huaizu, "Send him a letter." ”

"Yes."

"Don't you tell me what I'm going to do?" Huang Shi asked with a smile.

"What is Uncle Huang going to do?"

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