On the north bank of Jinshui, after making such a big disturbance last night, the Pishan prisoners of war quickly collected a batch of ordnance materials in the southern city of Jinyang and then returned to the previous camp and settled down.

This alone is far more disciplined than the prisoner robbers who still roam around and take advantage of the fire. With the disbandment of the powerful tribes and the return of reinforcements, there are already street battles everywhere in the south of the city, and it is already very difficult for those people to get out again.

"Does Li Boshan still recognize me? Is it surprising that he can still be born and gather in the world? ”

As soon as Li Tai led his troops here, Gao Le strode forward with several commanders, and pointed at him from a distance and laughed loudly.

Looking at this burly strong man, Li Tai was a little unfamiliar at first, and only after a little thought in his mind did he say in surprise: "Gao Liangbi, you are not dead yet?" ”

This is naturally not cursing the other party, Li Tai is indeed surprised. This strong man named Gao Le is a relative of Gao Zhongmi, who used to follow Gao Ao Cao in the army, and also followed Gao Zhongmi to visit their family in Qinghe Township.

The old people are naturally very cordial when they meet, Li Tai turned over and dismounted to greet Gao Le, he was only a half-sized child when he got along before, but now his height is not inferior to this strong man, but he is not so round and burly.

Gao was happy to see that Li Tai's image in his memory had also changed, from a young man in the countryside who was full of longing for the military to a brave general who commanded the army and attacked the enemy's capital, and he was also embarrassed for a while.

"Boshan, you chased Uncle Xi, although it is a catastrophe, but it is also a great opportunity. Looking at your ranks, commanding the army, crisscrossing Jinyang, and being invincible, it can be seen that Uncle Uncle's old intention to go to the West has not done anything wrong, and you have made contributions in things, which are far better than the old people of the Eastern Dynasty! On the other hand, I was arrested in the territory before I could do anything, and I was in slavery for several years, alas, ......"

Listening to Gao Le's emotion, it seems that he attributes his current position and strength to Gao Zhongmi's Xitou, and Li Tai did not explain too much. His very existence is contrary to common sense, and no one could have imagined that a teenager could make such great strides on his own in just a few years in a foreign country.

"Liangbi doesn't have to be humble, if it weren't for your righteous response from the masses, I'm afraid that my people would still be surrounded in Jinyang Palace and it would be difficult to get out."

He first smiled and praised Gao Le, and then took the opportunity to look at the commanders of the Pishan prisoners of war, and through their respective introductions, they learned that they were also the overseers of the Western Wei army in the old years.

Everyone was also a little surprised to see Li Tai's image, but they felt that it was a little inconsistent with the image they imagined, not to mention what the appearance was, the key was that he was too young, maybe he was not twenty years old. If it weren't for the fact that they met here in the hinterland of the enemy country, and if they had personally seen and heard the chaos in Jinyang City, they were afraid that they would subconsciously feel that this Kaifu must be a lucky one.

Gao Le saw Li Tai's decent speech and calm posture, and the commanders of these soldiers talked to each other one by one, comforting and encouraging, and couldn't help but sigh loudly in his heart.

He cleaned up his frustration a little, and when he turned his eyes, he found the long and eye-catching horse lance hanging on the side of the saddle of Li Tai's mount, and couldn't help but stride forward to observe it carefully and raise his hand to rub it, and couldn't help but ask: "This horse lance, this ......"

"It is indeed the old thing of Gao Situ, and I was appreciated by Yuwen Daxingtai before giving me this Situ old weapon, inspiring me to make this contribution."

Li Tai walked over again and said with a smile, raised his hand to grab the horse lance in his hand, and said to Gao Le, an old man who was also a teacher and friend, not without ostentation: "This time I entered the country to attack the thief, and more than 100 soldiers of the Eastern Army died under this lance!" ”

Gao Le was a little unbelieving when he heard this, rubbed his hands and smiled: "Situ is already heavy, and it is difficult for ordinary people to hold it for a long time. Boshan, your old skills are indeed considerable, but now it is still unknown, why don't you take the lance and compete? ”

"Lord Lang is tired from a long battle, and since the general has itchy skills, it is better for the last general to do it for him."

Zhang Shinu didn't know what the old relationship between Lord Lang and this person was, but he was not happy with his faint tone with a bit of school entrance meaning, and when he opened his mouth before entering, several other governors and generals also took a step forward.

Of course, Gao Le didn't mean anything else, but he was moved by emotion when he saw his uncle's old things and subconsciously said, he was not used to the change in Li Tai's identity, and at this time, he was a little embarrassed to see his subordinates misunderstand that he was provoking.

Li Tai's eyes stopped everyone, and then he smiled at Gao Le and said: "I often miss the old days when Brother Liangbi in the township taught me martial arts. ”

As he spoke, he brought a horse and handed Gao Le a lance, and the two sides mounted their horses, and the people around them spontaneously cleared a field, and then rode their horses to each other.

The lance is divided into single and double, the form is also as the name suggests, the two of them are now making a double play, not only to avoid their own lance to be held by the other party, but also to strive to seize the opponent's lance, the riding skills, lance skills and arm strength have extremely high requirements.

The two clashed and tried several times, and finally held each other's lances, and made several movements, not only did they exert their own strength and their muscles were exposed, but even the war horses under their crotches neighed quietly due to the force.

The surrounding spectators were still applauding and cheering, but seeing that the situation was deadlocked, they all held their breath, and saw the two horse lances arching slightly in trembling.

Finally, with a muffled roar, Gao Le's shoulders and arms trembled, and the horse lance in his hand had been taken away by Li Tai's crackling hand, and then he was almost out of strength, panting loudly, being helped off the horse, looking at Li Tai and saying with a wry smile: "The captive slave camp has been in place for a few years, and the skill has long been gone, let Boshan you laugh." ”

Li Tai could feel that Gao Le had not exhausted his strength at the last moment and took the initiative to give up, but when he heard the continuous cheers of the surrounding crowd, the eyes of those Pishan prisoners of war looked at him with more reverence, so he did not pierce it, but just stepped forward and said to Gao Le: "The old order has been broken, this time my brother and I will return to Kansai together, and we have a vast world to make contributions!" ”

Once you have a good understanding of each other, the next step is to discuss what to do.

For Li Tai, things have developed to this point, and the harassment behind enemy lines has been overfulfilled the task, and it is better to evacuate as soon as possible so that the personnel gains obtained before can be safeguarded.

These Pishan prisoners of war also hoped to return to Kansai as soon as possible, and they were tortured here for a long time and did not want to stay longer.

Since the two sides have reached such a consensus, although there seem to be some opportunities and benefits to grasp and exploit in the current chaotic Jinyang City, they do not want to continue, after all, the risk is too high. The rabbit is in a hurry and bites, not to mention that the Eastern Wei Bafu has never been a rabbit.

But if you retreat, you will face some problems. First of all, these Pishan prisoners of war, hoping that Li Tai could bring their robes and companions who were left in the Jin Ancestral Hall, they really couldn't bear to abandon these old, weak, sick and disabled people to die here.

These desperate old town soldiers have a very deep affection for each other, and Luo Chao, who came from the south of Xishan before, also planned to persuade these old and sick people in the Jin Temple to start these camp slaves. Although the existence of Gao Le obscures the effect of this strategy, the affection between these veterans is not fake.

Li Tai nodded and agreed after a little groaning, first of all, these prisoners of war did him a great favor in trouble, and secondly, if these Pishan prisoners of war were rescued back to Chang'an, it would also be fame and fortune for him, especially in the middle and lower ranks of the government soldiers, the prestige may even exceed the capture of Jinyang Palace, not to mention that these old soldiers themselves are a valuable resource.

Of course, everyone is happy to have all these prisoners of war rescued, but if so, it will inevitably affect the choice of retreat route.

At the moment, it is relatively safe to bypass Jinyang City and follow Li Tailai's road back to the Lishi area. This area has long been cleared by the defenders of Jinyang, and now the Jinyang city defense is in chaos, and the defenders of the Beishan Great Wall are in charge of Li Yunxin's department, so there is no danger of chasing troops to intercept them in the short term.

But the road was winding and long, and many of the old and weak prisoners of war in the mountains could not even do it on their own, which would greatly slow down the journey, and the longer they stayed on the way, the greater the danger.

If he returned from the northern border, Li Tai was worried that not only these old, weak, sick and disabled people would not be able to stand the hard work of the journey and die on the way, but other troops might be greatly affected.

If it is withdrawn through the southern route, there is no need to turn around on the journey, go south along the Fenshui River to reach Fenzhou, and go west through the Huangqi Ridge to reach Lishi.

But there are also two problems with this road, the first is that I don't know if the Jihu people led by Han Guo have conquered a series of defenses such as Liubi City, and the second is that it is very likely to encounter the reinforcements of the Eastern Wei Yubi front.

In all kinds of predicaments, everyone can't come up with any effective strategies, and they still need Li Tai, the master, to make a decision in the future. After weighing it, Li Tai decided to move to the Jin Temple for a short rest, and sent scouts to the south to investigate.

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Before leaving, Li Tai specially asked Luo Chao, a great hero, if he needed to take his family out of Jinyang City, and at the moment Jinyang Zhucheng was still in chaos, and there was still an opportunity to take advantage of it.

After Luo Chao heard this, he shook his head directly and said: "The heart of righteousness is like an arrow off the string, how can I be the only one who has a wife and children in the world?" How can we cause the masses to suffer because of this! ”

Hearing that this guy's consciousness is so high, Li Tai can only be full of admiration, and I hope that Lu Taiji will not give up on your career development because of this. If you are abandoned by your husband in another place, it may be a disaster, but here it can only be said that it opens the door to a new world and has endless possibilities for the future.

The scouts sent soon found a lot of villagers who went north along the water along the Fenshui River, and inquired about the villagers who had fled from Fenzhou and had to flee in the direction of Jinyang because they were disturbed by the siege of Jihu.

After learning this news, Li Tai was overjoyed, it was earlier than his own unit to arrive in Jinyang, and Fenzhou's geographical location was closer to the Yubi front, Gao Huan must have known the news that Fenzhou was being harassed by Jihu, but he still did not provide effective assistance, and let the villagers of Fenzhou flee.

It can be seen that in Gao Huan's mind, the Yubi war is the most important thing at the moment, and a trivial matter like Ji Hu and Kou is not worth distracting and dealing with at all.

Therefore, the road to the south should be safe at the moment, even if Gao Huan gets the news of the Jinyang riots, I am afraid that it will be difficult for him to make a decision to give up the attack on Yubi City and return to the reinforcements of the army, it is very likely that only a small number of elites will be dispatched, if this time difference can be grasped well, then the return of the southern route will have a much higher chance of success than the northern bypass.

With this understanding, Li Tai immediately did not hesitate, and immediately sent the horse team to the front, hundreds of ranger scouts in front, his own headquarters continued, and the Pishan prisoners of war were at the end of the team, and a group of more than 8,000 people marched south along the Fenshui.