Chapter 291: Pursuit (2)

No one dared to dissuade Li Xiao, who was as fierce and furious as a hungry wolf, and no one was willing to stop him.

The main general Li Ji died tragically under Zhou Sui's knife, which was a near-fatal blow to the Jiaodong army. Only by killing Zhou Sui and his gang can all the shame and hatred be completely washed away.

Li Xiao gave an order, and immediately thousands of people divided into three ways and chased after them.

More than 10,000 bandits were killed and wounded, and they were able to flee, and now there are no more than 1,000 people left. The strength of the Jiaodong Army was far superior to that of the other party, and it also had the advantage of dividing the troops to pursue.

Along the way, from time to time they could catch up with some bandits who had no time to escape, and the soldiers of the Jiaodong Army saw that they killed one by one, and they really didn't leave half of them alive.

On the fourth day of pursuit, the cavalry battalion of the Marquis of Zhongyong also came.

The long march and trek made the cavalry camp quite tired. However, now is the critical time to hunt down the bandits, and they have to chase them even with one breath.

When Marquis Zhongyong saw Li Xiao's side, his eyes swept away, and his brows furrowed: "General Ben leads the troops to pursue, you stop immediately, rest for a few days and catch up again."

At this time, Li Xiao's physical strength was seriously overdrawn, and he relied on his strength to support him. In the past few days, the wound on his back has been stretched twice, and he has lost a lot of blood, and his face is pale. If it goes on like this, let alone chasing and killing Zhou Sui, he has to explain it first.

Li Xiao refused to leave, and arched his hand: "Zhou Sui's lair is in Qinglong Mountain, Pingyuan County, and the last general has fought with Zhou Sui in Qinglong Mountain, so he is familiar with the terrain there. The last general can hold on, and he is willing to be a pawn for the general."

Marquis Zhongyong snorted, walked to Li Xiao's side, suddenly stretched out his hand, and knocked on the back of Li Xiao's neck.

Li Xiao suddenly fainted.

Several pro-soldiers hurriedly stepped forward and supported Li Xiao. I heard the Zhongyong Marquis say in a deep voice: "General Chuanben ordered that the soldiers of the Jiaodong Army still have physical strength and continue to pursue. If you are injured or physically exhausted, fix it in situ. A few of you, take care of Li Xiao."

The soldiers responded with red eyes.

Under the order of the Marquis of Zhongyong, the cavalry battalion also divided into three routes and continued to pursue the bandits.

Xu San led three hundred personal soldiers and followed the Zhongyong Marquis all the way. Along the way, Xu San was always by the side of the Marquis of Zhongyong, and the Marquis of Zhongyong admired the taciturn and skilled Xu San very much, and sighed to his eldest son in private: "Xu San is the best choice in everything, but it's a pity! It's a pity!"

Of course, Gao Dalang knew what his father was sorry for, and said in a low voice, "Father, don't be soft-hearted. My sister is the daughter of our Gao family, even if she marries, she can't marry a family soldier."

Xu San lived in the Mansion of the Marquis of Zhongyong for a few days, and Gao Pingping found different reasons to meet Xu San every day. Can the father and son of the Marquis of Zhongyong not see Gao Pingping's mind?

The pity in the mouth of the Marquis of Zhongyong is that he laments that Xu San's background is really low.

"It's not impossible." Zhongyong Hou said lightly: "Our Gao family, in your great-grandfather's generation, was still a farmer. There is also the ancestor of the Murong clan, who was just a personal soldier by the emperor's side back then."

"Civil officials have studied hard since childhood, and only in high school can they become officials. Military generals are different, they go to the battlefield, make military exploits, and soon be able to gain a foothold in the army. It doesn't matter if you come from a humble background, as long as you are angry and have the support of nobles, you may not be able to have a good future."

"I know this in my heart. This Xu San, I still have to take a good look."

Along the way, Marquis Zhongyong paid special attention to Xu San.

I don't know if Xu San noticed the attention of the Marquis of Zhongyong. With his temper, he noticed it, and he didn't say anything, and continued to do what he had to do.

After chasing for a long time, I have already caught up with the whereabouts of the bandits in front. The Marquis of Zhongyong, who was experienced in warfare, was not in a hurry to rush forward, and called Xu San over: "Xu San, are you familiar with the terrain of Qinglong Mountain?"

Xu San replied in a deep voice, "Back to the Hou Ye, the little one has led people to stay in Qinglong Mountain for a few months."

Marquis Zhongyong nodded slightly, and commanded in a low voice: "Zhou Sui's lair is in Qinglong Mountain, and under the pursuit of the army, he is likely to leave everyone behind and flee into Qinglong Mountain. You lead 300 personal soldiers, and I will give you another 500 men, and you immediately lead them to Qinglong Mountain to set up an ambush."

Xu San gave his hand to take the order. Ordered all the men, and soon rode away first.

After Li Xiao fell asleep, he didn't wake up for a long time. A pro-soldier reached out to probe Li Xiao's forehead, and his face changed

"It's not good, the second son has a fever."

"I'm going to get a doctor."

After the doctor came, he first re-cleaned the wound and dressed the medicine. Then he was prescribed a prescription to reduce the fever.

However, Li Xiao drank the fever-reducing decoction, and his whole body was still hot.

In a hurry, the soldiers put a knife on the doctor's neck and shouted angrily, "Our son has a good man, and he slashed you with a knife."

The doctor was so frightened that his whole body trembled, crying and begging for mercy. The soldiers shouted fiercely, but they didn't really have to kill people. I went to invite two more doctors to come, and I tossed until it was dark, but Li Xiao still didn't wake up.

One of the doctors mustered up the courage and said tremblingly, "The second son's original injury was not yet healed, so he was forced to ride his horse and hurry, and he was angry. It's a good thing to send it out now. As long as the fever can be reduced in three days, it will be considered that you will survive this catastrophe."

If you can't get through it, you can do the funeral.

This is something that the doctor would never dare to say.

There are more than 80 pro-soldiers who stayed by Li Xiao's side. These pro-soldiers were carefully cultivated by the Li clan and fought with Li Ji for many years. Li Ji died in battle, and they served Li Xiao as the master.

Seeing Li Xiao's dying appearance, a bunch of brave and fearless soldiers were red-eyed.

I don't know who came up with the idea: "Let's go find a carriage and take the second son back to Beihai County to recuperate."

Anyway, Li Xiao's appearance is that he can't get on the horse to kill the enemy anymore. If you want to recuperate, of course, you have to find a quiet and suitable place.

In Beihai County, there are Li Xiao's friend Zheng Xuanqing, and that Wang Wei girl. Perhaps, Li Xiao returned to Beihai County to save the day and get better soon.

The soldiers made up their minds and quickly took action. As for the doctors, they naturally have to go with them. The three doctors didn't even dare to close their eyes, and stayed by Li Xiao's side every step of the way. The decoction and acupuncture take turns, and then wipe the whole body with warm water and decoction to reduce fever.

On the third day, Li Xiao finally opened his eyes.

He didn't have the strength to speak, he glanced at the soldiers around him who were about to cry, and knew that on the way back to Beihai County, he spit out the word Wang Wei in his mouth, so he closed his eyes again and went to whom.

In the drowsiness, from time to time there is a bitter decoction poured into the mouth.

I don't know how long later, suddenly there was a woman's cry in my ears.

Wang Wei, don't cry. I can hold on. Don't cry, when my injuries are healed, I will marry you as a daughter-in-law.

Li Xiao opened his eyes, and what caught his eye was Wang Wei's haggard, red and swollen eyes.

"Li Xiao, you're finally awake." Wang Wei was in tears, but her tears were full of joy at this time: "Great, you finally woke up."