Chapter 25, entrusting the orphaned master to block the thousands of armies
Xu Yong and the others, who had returned to the team for a long time, were all wet with sweat, and they tried their best to fight Ma Wei to delay time, but this place was still five or six miles away from the desolation recently.
This distance could not be flown over in any case, so I had to fight to the death.
The only choice in front of Li Subai is this way, unless he is willing to abandon the people and run back to the city with the desolate army to set up defenses first, otherwise the tail will not fall, and he will be dragged down by the fleeing people.
Xu Yong gasped, a burst of white mist suddenly appeared in front of him, he wanted to persuade Li Suber to make a plan early, "Although Chen Yu can fight with Ma Wei for a few more rounds, he only has a mere three hundred cavalry under his command, and it is a matter of time before he is defeated and retreats, and these people can't take it back!" ”
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a commotion at the end of the group, and Chen Yu chased after him with a disgraced horse, shouting as he ran: "Sir! Hurry up! The unscrupulous army is crazy! ”
It turned out that Ma Wei in the back ordered to throw away the grain and grass baggage, and all the burdens were unloaded on the side of the halfway, and the pursuit battle was only allowed to succeed and not fail, and when it came to the outside of Canghuang County, it was not allowed to set up camp, and it was necessary to take Canghuang in one go.
Li Subai didn't show a panicked expression, but instead sent a few more fast horses to send the note to Ouyang Jianghe, he knew what to do.
"Find a high place to set off paper kites, the rear team will cut the thorns to block the road, Hu Yanhe will lead a team of people to take another road, try to leave traces on the ground, and let the pursuers spread out as much as possible."
"Sir, the situation is so critical that it's time to make plans!" Chen Yu was anxious to listen to it on the side, tens of thousands of chasing soldiers would be able to see this place in a moment's time, and then they would have to fight each other with swords and fight to the death.
The Desolate Army had just made some improvements, and it couldn't withstand such a fatal blow.
Li Subai looked up at the dark night sky, and then looked at the torches around him, the stars were like moving the Great Wall, and there was an indescribable sense of desolation.
Heroic, tragic, and desolate, if there are seven points of talent and three points of wine in this situation, you will definitely be able to make an immortal article.
It's a pity that in the art of war I learned, the word desperate situation is written on all of them, and I can't reveal my true feelings and express my heart.
Just when he was in a dilemma, Xu Shiwei hurriedly ran to him from the middle of the team, "Li Subo, why do you look at the soldiers in a hurry?" Could something have changed? ”
Xu Yong's eyes were erratic, and the small movements on his body could not be concealed from the old and spicy Xu Shiwei, and he immediately saw some clues.
"Master Xu is right, the chasing soldiers behind him are coming, and the unscrupulous army is angry and angry, and they have to destroy us in this wilderness."
"Huh? The pursuers are coming? How many? Xu Shiwei asked incredulously.
He thought that Li Subai had laid out many difficulties, and the unscrupulous army would not catch up so quickly, but he still underestimated their determination.
If he doesn't pull out this thorn in his eye, Ma Wei won't feel solid when he sleeps.
Li Subak rubbed his chin, pondered for a moment and said: "I estimate that there are no less than thirty or fifty thousand, their team is not much shorter than ours, if you stand on a high place and look back, it is not difficult to see the dust and smoke they raise." ”
Of course, you can't see it now, all you can do now is to be ready to meet the enemy at any time, and all the generals are adjusting their armor and polishing their blades, and if an enemy rushes at them, they will fight to the death.
Although Xu Shiwei thought that the situation would be very difficult, he didn't expect it to be like this, "The unscrupulous army has not besieged the state capital for a long time, how can it be said that it will be withdrawn?" ”
Being able to take out 350,000 people to chase and kill in the starry night shows that the hatred they attracted temporarily exceeded the attraction of the state capital.
"The biggest trouble is that these people still have five or six miles left, and they don't have time to finish it."
The two armies are fighting, and the civilians exposed in the mountains and forests are bound to be affected, and Li Subai is telling the whole story of the difficult situation, which is also a problem for Xu Shiwei.
The people of Fangcheng are willing to move at home only because of Xu Shiwei's mouth, and the distance between the two cities is not far away, but it is also a departure from their hometown and starting anew.
If there is any problem in it, he Xu Shiwei is responsible, and he will go down to see the ancestors and ancestors a hundred years later, and he Xu Shiwei can't afford it.
Thinking of this, Xu Shiwei's cheeks bulged, and he looked extremely embarrassed, "Do you have a good plan to protect the people?" Or can it repel an invading enemy? The unscrupulous army should be led by Ma Wei, who is both civil and military, and is quite difficult to deal with. ”
"If Master Xu had said it for a long time, maybe the situation would have been better, Ma Wei defeated several of our generals one after another, relying on a large number of soldiers, and kept biting the small group of guards we left on the way, and I have no strategy to use."
Li Subo's words were not half false, and his calm tone seemed to be announcing a death sentence, and Xu Shiwei's heart was cold when he heard it.
How can this be? Ma Wei had dealt with him a few times, and it was difficult to be really provoked by that kind of old and serious character, as long as the unscrupulous army did not make a big mistake, they would definitely be able to catch up with the people before they entered the city.
"So far, Master Xu still enters the city first, and I will send someone to send you away quickly, but you can leave quickly with your family."
As soon as Li Subak gave up his hand, the sergeants on both sides stepped forward and wanted to ask Xu Shiwei to change to a fast horse and hurry away.
Xu Shiwei waved his sleeve robe to drive away the sergeant, "The lives of the people of Fangcheng are in a hurry, how can I be alone?" Mr. Li can ask people to tie more white cloth around the old tree in front of him, and I will stop Ma Wei. ”
"Master Xu! It doesn't have to be that way! The people of Fangcheng will have peace of mind, if you stay to see Ma Wei, it will definitely be impossible to escape death! ”
Li Subai stepped forward and reached out to grab Xu Shiwei's arm, but Xu Shiwei suddenly laughed out loud.
"Did Mr. Li even count this step? At the moment, five or six miles is not far away, and it is not close to say that it is not close, and the only way to delay it for a moment is to ask me to reason with Ma Wei. ”
Xu Shiwei saw what the other party was thinking, this was indeed the best way to delay the army, even if Li Suber didn't say it, he planned to do so.
Li Subak showed an embarrassed look and arched his hand towards him, "Master Xu's great benevolence and righteousness are unforgettable!" ”
"Prepare according to my requirements, otherwise Ma Wei will cut me off with a sword, and there will be no place to reason!"
Xu Shiwei twisted his beard with white flowers, and suddenly called over a fifteen or sixteen boy, and pressed his head at Li Subo.
"Mr. Li, the old man is born with this son, the old son is the most loved, he has my ability, knowledge and knowledge are above me, and it will be handed over to Mr. Li in the future. Kneel down and bow to Mr. Li! ”
Without waiting for Li Subai to step forward to stop him, the half-grown young man kowtowed three times, "Student Xu Yi, I've seen Mr. Li!" In the future, if the student does something wrong, please don't be stingy and punished! ”
"Hurry up, please! I don't have much to do with you, I don't have to see you too much, today there is Master Xu's words, you soldiers to testify, I, Li Subo, accepted Xu Yi as a disciple, if there is a treacherous, heaven and earth will punish you! ”
Xu Shiwei said goodbye to the orphan, and the father and son hugged each other and cried, "My son! If you don't learn from Mr. Li and fight for peace for the world together, after a hundred years, we will meet again, and I will definitely not spare you! ”
"Father...... I'll do it...... Take care! Xu Yi wiped his tears and said goodbye to his father with a red face, Xu Shiwei stood with his hands folded, and was swallowed up by the crowd later.
Li Subak stretched out his hand and put his hand on his shoulder, comforting: "Master Xu is willing to dedicate his life to the people of Limin, what a respectable figure, when I return to Canghuang, I will order someone to engrave a monument and set up a biography to record this matter in the history books." ”
"Sir, my father actually planned for you to come to lead Fang City from the beginning, but he couldn't put it down, so it was his mind to go."
Xu Yi told Li Subai about his father's pace alone in the courtyard late at night, thinking hard about the world's major events and not being able to understand them.
"What does Master Xu think about the world? The people of Youzhou are fierce, although it is a place of bitterness and weakness, but it is tenacious. ”
"My father said that if you want to win the world and reorganize the country, you must occupy a city that can be attacked and defended.
"Where does the master think this kind of city is?"
"Under the whole world, Luoyang, Chang'an and many other famous cities are good choices, but they are either far away from Youzhou, or heavily guarded, they are not available in a short period of time, if you want to go south to attack Jinling City, and drive the Wudao Dusk Jun of the Feng Dynasty off the dragon chair, you have to have a springboard, and my father thinks it is best but Xuzhou Langya."
The city that Xu Shiwei deduced with his life's learning, Li Subai remembered that if he could kill Youzhou one day, he would definitely march there.
The most urgent task at the moment is how to urge the people to quicken their pace, and in desperation, they have given several orders to throw away their heavy burdens and try to enter the desolation before the pursuers arrive.
Ma Wei, who was chasing after him, was blocked again, and he couldn't wait to swallow the life of the people who stood in the way.
"Who is pretending to be a ghost here, so he is playing tricks!" Looking at the patches of white cloth on the road in front of me, it looked particularly desolate against the background of the torches.
Ma Wei only felt the cold air in his back, and the indescribable gloom made people panic.
"I lost three times, and if I don't come out again, don't blame my subordinates for being ruthless!"
"General Ma Wei, I haven't seen you for a long time, and the anger is a lot bigger!"
Xu Shiwei, who was dressed in linen and filial piety from head to toe, turned out from behind the tree with a gloomy face, and several sergeants around him were also dressed up, and they looked hairy.
"Xu Shiwei? You're waiting for me here! At the beginning, Fang Cheng asked you to govern it, but now it seems to be a big joke! ”
Ma Wei couldn't wait to screw Xu Shiwei's head off and kick it as a ball, if it weren't for this old rotten Confucian who deceived Cui Xun's eyes, Fang Cheng would not have ended up where he is now.
Xu Shiwei raised his hand and pointed at his nose and scolded impassionedly: "Phew! I don't know what to do! Hundreds of thousands of people in Fangcheng are in front, and your relatives and friends are among them, daring to use swords against their hometown fathers and elders! I really don't know if there is blood flowing in my heart! ”