Chapter 13: Liu Zongmin is in trouble
Li Yan had to live in his barracks temporarily after Wang Xueli's "hospitality", and Wang Xueli also intimately provided him with a piece of armor of the Ming army to facilitate his walking in the camp, but this armor was really shabby, and it was stained with blood, I don't know whose corpse it was pulled from.
If you talk about hospitality, then Wang Xueli is not bad, the food supply is naturally much better than that on the mountain, and the charcoal firewood is also supplied on time.
The feeling of being monitored is not very good, especially the two muscular hunk men, who follow you inseparably every day, and even follow you in the bath and sleep, Li Yan is really afraid that if they have some evil intentions, he will "lose his early season".
Of course, there will be joy in suffering, Li Yan was not idle in Wang Xueli's camp, he didn't come here for a vacation, since he was idle, it was better to do something useful, so he asked Wang Xueli for a whole cowhide, poured boiling water, removed the cow hair, and burned some charcoal with wood to use it as charcoal.
Then in the next few days, he took two "little tails", rode a small donkey, wandered around the Ming army camp, memorized everything he saw and saw, and then went back to draw on the cowhide according to his memory.
Because of the gathering of guest troops, the Ming army here has no sense of precaution at all, and it is normal for a few people in the camp to be unrecognizable.
What's more, Li Yan was riding a donkey, followed by two entourages, who seemed to be an officer, and they didn't want to touch this moldy head, but they didn't want this to be a thief blatantly spying on the military situation.
After several tours, Li Yan couldn't help but sigh, the Ming army was really not good, not to mention how much the work of guarding against espionage was done, and he could see how bad it was for a layman to set up camp.
The whole camp was full of excrement and urine, war horses, pack horses, mules, and donkeys were all mixed together, and the forage they ate was also piled up at will, and many of them had deteriorated and moldy, and the Ming army lacked unified command, and there were frequent fights, and the filth in the camp was not dumped in front of their own doors, so that the whole road smelled bad.
There are few garrisons of grain and grass, and a few of the garrisons are also chatting and chatting and not paying attention, the armor blades are stacked at will, and there are no people wearing armor in the battalion, many of them are wandering around in red fat jackets, and the bowstrings are also taken off (the Ming army will take off the bowstrings when marching), and there are many birds and even the fire rope is missing.
Li Yan didn't believe that such an army could fight, and even thought in his heart, even if Wang Xueli was unwilling to defect, the intrusive army on the mountain would make a surprise attack, I was afraid that these thousands of Ming troops would also disperse......
In fact, Li Yan should be happy, because he was lucky, when he got off the mountain that day, he broke into the camp and sent someone to report to Yang Sichang, but the herald was unlucky, and he was actually "killed" by the Ming army under the mountain, otherwise he was afraid that he and Wang Xueli would be taken care of at this moment.
Of course, the secret arrows of the meticulous work in the camp were evaded, and the conspiracy of the enemy in the camp was difficult to dodge, yes, it was Li Yan's biggest enemy in the camp, Liu Zongmin.
Since Li Yan went down the mountain, Liu Zongmin's mind has been lively, isn't it a good opportunity to kill this dog day when he goes down the mountain? However, Li Zicheng may also be wary of this, and warned Liu Zongmin several times openly and secretly, and then Liu Zongmin gave up the idea of intercepting Li Yan halfway.
Since I can't let you die in the realm of the army, it's not bad to let Wang Xueli kill you for me! Liu Zongmin thought to himself.
But he didn't want to, Wang Xueli seemed to value Li Yan very much, and sent Wang Jinbao back to discuss how to defect, Li Zicheng was overjoyed about this matter, and praised Li Yan for his talent, and he would be of great use when he came back this time.
Liu Zongmin was next to him at the time, and he couldn't help himself when he heard the words, not only was this guy not killed, but he even saw that he had to establish meritorious deeds, how could he bear it? How can it be endured?
So this reckless man who is not very smart thought about it, and actually came up with a very bold idea, since Wang Xueli is unwilling to take the initiative to kill Li Yan, then I will force you to kill!
His plan is also very simple, he will lead people to attack Wang Xueli, and it is best to kill a few of Wang Xueli's soldiers, so that he is not afraid that Wang Xueli will not kill Li Yan when he is angry and ashamed.
But Li Zicheng repeatedly ordered that he was not allowed to break into the army and provoke the Ming army without permission at this moment, if he Liu Zongmin did not listen to provoke the Ming army, he was afraid that some of the trust he had finally gained by relying on his wife and children's heads would be gone.
After thinking about it, Liu Zongmin decided, then simply pretend to be a bandit to attack the camp, Wang Xueli's head should not be so stupid that he can't distinguish between the bandit and the army, so Liu Zongmin said to do it, ordered more than 20 cavalrymen who were good at riding and archery, changed the armor of the army, wrapped his head and face with a black cloth, and took advantage of the night to go straight to Wang Xueli's camp.
Of course, Wang Xueli didn't know anything about this, and was even entertaining Li Yan for a banquet, Wang Xueli liked the army in front of him more and more, he spoke well and had strong ability, especially under Li Yan's planning, his garrison dug toilets, planned stables, and the appearance of the entire camp was completely new.
"Mr. is talented...... Wang Xueli's face was already flushed, and he still held a wine glass in his hand to toast Li Yan.
Li Yan was in the enemy camp, he didn't dare to drink too much, it was all perfunctory, but he was very sober at the moment, and replied with a smile: "No, no, no, it's just some ideas that are not worth talking about." ”
"Hey! Look at you thieves! None of them have such a whimsical idea! Wang Xueli pointed to the military leaders around him who were drunk, and scolded.
"Hahaha, what I said was the ..... That's it...... We are all rough people, where do we know which ones? Several military leaders also drank a little numb, and slurred their words.
Wang Xueli drank to the head, got up and took down a bow hanging on the wall of the tent, took it in his hand, and said with a smile at Li Yan: "Mr. Li, this bow was taken off from a Jiannu at the beginning, it is very difficult to open, Jiannu uses heavy arrows, even if I try my best, I can only shoot three arrows, I don't know if there is anyone who can open this in the camp?" ”
Li Yan looked at the bow in Wang Xueli's hand, it was a standard clear bow style, as for the people who could open the camp, there must be them, but now it is not good to evil Wang Xueli, so he said with a smile: "Putting the general, the general, the general as the general, the general as the superior, the total brave and the martial arts crown the three armies, and the king commands the soldiers and horses, conquers the city and conquers the land, and assists the two, isn't it invincible in the world?" ”
"Hahahaha, that's good! Well said! Invincible! Wang Xueli laughed.
Just when the atmosphere between the two sides was harmonious, a Ming soldier walked in with a solemn expression on the hilt of his knife, his face was very ugly, and he glanced at Li Yan viciously a few times, and the Ming soldier walked straight to Wang Xueli's side, leaned over and whispered a few words.
Wang Xueli's expression instantly changed from joy to gloom, and it seemed that the wine had also woken up a lot.
"Bang-", Wang Xueli slammed the wine bowl in his hand to the ground, and the wine bowl made of ceramics was split in an instant, and the surrounding military leaders, large and small, also woke up in an instant, straightened up one after another, and looked at Wang Xueli, who was already gloomy and terrible.
"Tie up this shit!" Wang Xueli pointed at Li Yan, who was still unknown, and scolded sharply.
Without waiting for Li Yan to react, several wolf-like soldiers rushed up and pressed him to the ground, the cold blade was already against his neck, as long as Wang Xueli gave an order, he would be splattered with blood on the spot.
That's what the cup is about? Li Yan secretly said in his heart that it was not good, was Wang Xueli playing a trick on himself? Can you afford to go through so many motions?
So Li Yan stiffened his head, looked up at Wang Xueli, and asked calmly, "What is Mr. Wang doing here?" I said you're a hero, but do you play this kind of trick? ”
As if he had been greatly insulted, Wang Xueli was furious, and pulled out the saber on his waist and slashed at the desk and scolded: "What do I do? Your mother, Li Chuang, a dog day, negotiated peace with me on the surface, but secretly attacked me! You straight thieves should be cut by a thousand cuts! ”
"Sneak attack?" Li Yan was stunned when he heard this, it was impossible, it was impossible for Li Zicheng to provoke Wang Xueli at this time, and then Li Yan immediately spoke: "General, since I am already in the camp as a hostage, how can King Chuang sneak attack?" Isn't that a paradox? ”
"I don't know what Li Chuang thinks about his dog's day, I only know that I have three brothers dead! The dogs are still yelling outside the barracks! Don't blame me for the surname Li, it's your dog's day that doesn't talk about faith first, I can only chop off your head and throw it out! Wang Xueli's eyes showed a fierce light, and his teeth clicked.
"Do it!"
Li Yan felt that his life was hanging by a thread at this moment, and the blade on his neck had slowly been embedded in the flesh, as long as he pulled it, he would explain it here today, I can't be a fool!
"Wait! Wait! Li Yan shouted loudly: "General, let me say a word and kill again!" ”
When Wang Xueli heard this, his brows furrowed, and he waved his hand to signal his subordinates to stop, and then glared at Li Yan angrily, and said, "Okay, I will listen to you, and I will send you on the road after speaking!" ”
At this moment, it was even more dangerous than when he was there in Li Zicheng, Li Yan swallowed his saliva, calmed down the fear in his heart, and said as calmly as possible: "Mr. General, I want to ask if the thieves outside are wearing the banner armor of the intruding army?" ”
"Huh?" Wang Xueli stared at the soldier who came to report the news and threw the question to him.
The soldier thought for a while, shook his head and said, "No, it's all black cloth wrapped around the head, and I can't tell the difference." ”
"In that case, why do you say that it is an invasion army?" Li Yan immediately retorted.
"Joke, who else in this mountain has so many horses and such accurate archery?" That person scoffed, could it be that a team of northwest cavalry could still be raised in the mountains of Kuizhou?
Wang Xueli naturally had an answer in his heart when he heard this, turned his head to look at Li Yan and said, "How is it, do you have anything else to say?" ”
Li Yan is not a stupid person, he is even very smart, he knows what happened in an instant, Liu Zongmin really wants to put himself to death completely regardless of the overall situation! I despised Liu Zongmin, which led to this catastrophe today, I am afraid that it will be difficult to do this time, needless to say, those outside the camp must be breaking into the army, which is something that a fool can see.
Li Yan decided to take a gamble at the end, so he opened his mouth and said to Wang Xueli: "General, the camp has been trapped for a long time, there are many defectors in the army, this army is estimated to be a defector soldier, since it is a defector soldier, you can't blame King Chuang!" ”
"Joke! You say it's a deserter, it's a deserter? Don't you take me for a fool? Wang Xueli scolded loudly, seeing that he had no patience at all, he was afraid that if it dragged on, he would directly order Li Yan to be killed.
"The general, the fugitive who broke into the camp, should be judged to death according to the law, since he killed and injured the general brother today, it is naturally a crime that cannot be punished, please give me a chance to rebellious these rebellions against the law!" Li Yan said loudly.
"Just because you're a scholar?" Wang Xueli seemed to have heard a big joke, and the military leaders around him also laughed.
"Put the total! Don't forget that I'm also a campbreaker, if it's really a camper, how can I kill or injure? But this army must not be the king's soldiers and horses, please borrow my bow and arrows! Li Yan struggled and said loudly.
Wang Xueli was stunned when he heard this, looked down at the clear bow in his hand, and said in disbelief: "You scholar, can you still shoot this bow and arrow?" Don't cut off your fingers! ”
"Mr. General, if you really don't believe me, then let's do it!" Li Yan also let go, twisted his neck and said.
Seeing this, Wang Xueli hesitated, what if what he said was true? Not long after, Wang Xueli took up the idea, waved his hand and motioned for the soldiers who were holding Li Yan to let go of him.
"You only have one chance!" Wang Xueli threw the clear bow in his hand.
Li Yan caught it quickly, and said to Wang Xueli: "I know that I only need one chance." ”
When everyone thought that Li Yan was a scholar, they forgot that he had tendons and flesh and calluses on his hands, which was never something that a white-faced scholar could summarize.
Do you really think of me as a scholar? Li Yan pursed his lips and thought secretly.