Xue Xian smiled lightly when he saw Da Kui in such a state of affairs. Seeing this, Da Kui was unconsciously angry: "What are you laughing at?"

Xue Xian took a sip of noodle soup unhurriedly, and then said: "I have long heard that Lord Zhang is strong in martial arts, if you are interested, why not kill people to vent your anger?" Da Kui couldn't help but be shocked when he heard this, but he just looked at Xue Xian stunned.

Xue Xian continued: "Judging from the traces on the road, there are small units of Yuan army scouts here. This group of Yuan soldiers is by no means for us to see us off, as the saying goes, spears are easy to dodge and hidden arrows are difficult to defend, these Yuan soldiers can't stay, how about we start with them?"

"How to start? Our army has 20,000 people, and the Yuan army is only a few hundred horsemen. How could they hit a stone with an egg?" Da Kui was puzzled, but he didn't know what Xue Xian's plan was.

Xue Xian smiled slightly again and said, "Our army's 20,000 soldiers and horses are huge, and it will take two hours to line up to cross this Black Mountain at the earliest. The Yuan army scouts rode in front, and there must be one behind. It is preliminarily estimated that the enemy army should have 1,000 men, and our army should have 500 in the front and rear. After drinking the bowl of noodle soup, Xue Xiancai continued: "If there are chariots and horses left behind in our army, and there are less than 200 guards, what do you guess?"

Da Kui exclaimed: "If this is the case, the enemy scouts will attack the stragglers and horses in one place. After a slight pause, Da Kui not only thought of the vital point, but hesitated and asked: "The soldiers are very fast, and the 20,000 elite soldiers of our department must rush to Lanzhou as soon as possible." If so, won't it be an hour?"

Xue Xian replied without hesitation: "Why do you need 20,000 horses to deal with a thousand cavalry. The brigade rushed to Lanzhou first, leaving only 2,000 people to clean up this group of soldiers. ”

Da Kui looked up at the roof of the tent and said quietly: "I can only kill more enemy soldiers to pay tribute to the dead heroes." ”

The group passed through Montenegro, and then went west to Yangguan Avenue. Unfortunately, more than a dozen large vehicles in the convoy were paralyzed on the road because of the rugged mountain roads in Montenegro. The Ming army had to leave behind a dozen coachmen and 200 soldiers, and when the chariots and horses were repaired, they stepped up their pursuit.

The mountain wind is fierce, and although it is early spring, it is still bitterly cold. The carts were parked in long lines on the side of the road, and the mules and horses were unloaded. Seeing that it was getting dark, it seemed that the driver alone could not repair the broken board car. In desperation, the soldiers also came to help. At this moment, Da Kui was wearing a sheepskin jacket and a dogskin hat on his head, and his hands were in his sleeves and everyone was busy. Da Kui can't do this kind of heavy work, so he can only watch others busy with work.

As night wore on, the coachmen formed a large circle around the wagons, and a bonfire lit up in the middle of the field. Soldiers and grooms sat around the fire to keep warm. It seems that even if they want to leave, they will not be able to get on the road until dawn tomorrow, and everyone is looking at the fire in a daze. No one wants to leave their homeland to go out to fight, and no one wants to endure the cold wind in the wilderness for a night. Da Kui was no exception, although he was taken care of and had a quilt draped over his body, he still seemed to feel cold. I couldn't help but wrap the quilt tightly around my body as hard as possible.

The bonfire in front of him is said to be warm, but in fact it is like a leaf in the sea. There are no wolves in this wilderness, and no wild beast will dare to approach when a fire is raised.

The captain who followed Da Kui this time was Xue Xian's old subordinate, surnamed Chen Tianji. Chen Tianji was originally from Fuzhou, Jiangxi, but he was bullied by the landlord Lao Cai, so he fell into the grass. At the time of the Jiangnan melee, he voted for the Red Turban Army, and has been quite successful until now. At this moment, Chen Tianji saw where Da Kui was sitting like everyone else, not only stepped forward to curry favor: "Lord Zhang, it is easy to get sick when you sit on the ground in the cold, so let's set up a tent for you to avoid the limelight." ”

Da Kui smiled and said, "Don't you see me sitting in a saddle under my buttocks?" Everyone couldn't help but laugh when they heard this, and the cold wind seemed to be dispelled a lot by the laughter.

Chen Tianji accompanied everyone and smirked for a while, but whispered to Da Kui mysteriously: "There is wine here, do you want to drink some?"

Da Kui heard that there was wine, looked at Chen Tianji like a monster, and scolded for a while: "Then what are you doing in a daze? Why don't you get it with me?" Chen Tianjile went to the car not far behind him and took a water bag.

Da Kui took the water bag, pulled out the plug, put the water bag under his nose and sniffed it, but asked Chen Tianji: "It is strictly forbidden to drink alcohol in the army, how can you not know?"

Chen Tianji patted the horse's leg on the horse's leg, and when he heard Da Kui's questioning, he hurriedly confessed: "Don't blame me, my lord, this wine is full of bags, and I have never drunk it." After thinking for a moment, Chen Tianji continued: "This wine is still prepared in Xi'an Mansion, for the purpose of sleeping in the wilderness to keep out the cold. Humble duty is not ...... for drunkards. ”

Da Kui listened to Chen Tianji's words with a tiger face, and couldn't help laughing and said: "No wonder you have military merits but you are only a captain, what do you do without thinking about how you can be promoted?"

"Come on, come on, enjoy the good wine at your own leisure, and all the brothers take a sip each. Block out the cold!" Da Kui said as he handed the water bag to the person beside him. The people present were all village men and military men, but they were all heroic. Hearing Da Kui say this, he was not polite, and passed the water bag in turn, each of them took a small sip, and when he returned to Da Kui's hand, the water bag was empty.

Everyone thought that Da Kui was a high-ranking court official, so they sat and didn't speak at first. This time, everyone drank and talked more and more. He is not an elegant person, and he has no scruples about what he says.

A coachman stepped forward and asked with a smile: "My lord, how many officials are you? Do you eat and drink well on weekdays when you are a big official? Do you have to be carried by someone in a sedan chair every time you go out?"

Da Kui smiled and said nothing, but Chen Tianji showed off proudly: "My family is a Taibao of the dynasty, how can the delicacies of the mountains and seas be a problem?" This sentence said that Da Kui was the adult of his family, as if he was very familiar with Da Kui.

Da Kui smiled and raised his voice and said, "I, Zhang Dakui, am also from a bitter background, and I used to be the same as you. Thanks to the emperor's emphasis on the position of supervising the army, I will be with you through thick and thin in the future!" He cleared his throat and said: "When the battle is over, one of the people present will be counted as one, and the official will give you money to invite everyone to have a good meal, how about it?"

The coachmen and soldiers surrounding Da Kui immediately applauded, and the atmosphere instantly became warm. Just as everyone was talking freely, Chen Tianji, who was beside Da Kui, suddenly fell to the ground, listened carefully with one ear to the ground, and then got up and said to Da Kui: "My lord, the person you are waiting for is here." ”

Da Kui looked left and right casually, only to hear the shouting of the mountain wind in the dark night, but there was a shadow of someone somewhere.

But since Xue Xian left Chen Tianji by Da Kui's side, he naturally had his reasons. This Chen Tianji has no other skills, but he has a pair of 'tailwind ears'. This is not the 'ears of the wind' like the demon fox and the ghost, but it is not a lie to listen to the wind for ten miles. But whenever there is a movement of the military horses in the brigade, Chen Tianji can find clues within ten miles.

Da Kuixuan did not settle down in this place blindly, but chose it in advance. To the east is the Black Mountain Gorge, and to the west is Yangguan Avenue. To the south is a wilderness, but to the north is a large dense forest. The forest leads to the top of the Black Mountain, or you can take a detour back to the main road.

The sound of the wind in his ears gradually mixed with the sound of horses' hooves, and it got closer and closer, but Da Kui smiled.

All the soldiers got up and took up their weapons. Da Kui threw away the quilt on his body, took off the sheepskin jacket on his body, and revealed the armor inside. Chen Tianji went to the bottom of a board car again, pulled out an iron gun, ran back with both hands and handed it to Da Kui.

This time, Ying Tian went out with the army again, and Da Kui brought the former purple gold beast face armor and the iron oolong spear. If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools, and Da Kui hung the deerskin bag around his waist, which was full of carefully selected stones. For this northern expedition, Da Kui can be said to have made sufficient preparations.

Chen Tianji actually went to get another package and opened it in front of everyone, and inside was a cloak. Those who are civil officials must have decent official etiquette, and those who are military generals must have the authority of generals. If there is only armor and weapons, and there is no cloak to show in the wind, wouldn't it be very pompous?

This is good, the Yuan army brigade is charging, but Da Kui is dressing up.

When everything was ready, Chen Tianji said, "My lord, the Yuan army will arrive soon, should I go?"

Da Kui smiled slightly and said, "You can take refuge in the mountains and forests, and this official will meet this group of friends by himself." ”

Chen Tianji was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "Your Excellency, General Xue Xian once ordered him to be humble, once he finds the traces of the Yuan army, he should avoid it as soon as possible, it is a thousand Yuan soldiers." ”

When he heard this, Da Kui not only turned pale and then shouted: "General Xue still has to listen to the orders of this official, why do you need to say more." Dodge quickly and signal to the ambush. ”

In desperation, Chen Tianji shouted to the soldiers and coachmen: "You go to the forest for refuge, and I will stay to protect Lord Zhang." ”

Everyone looked at each other, and there was a boiling for a moment: "We are all willing to stay and defend against the Yuan soldiers together." ”

Da Kui was very pleased, walked to the side of the car and pulled the black wind over the saddle and got on the horse, and then instructed Chen Tianji: "Don't fight, you go to the forest to take refuge for a while, there are too many people but get in the way." ”

When Chen Tianji heard Da Kui say this, he not only stomped his feet and shouted, "Come with me." Two hundred soldiers and dozens of coachmen had to obediently follow Chen Tianji to the mountains and forests, and when they left, they each looked back at Da Kui who was riding on a horse. Maybe I'm thinking, is this adult sick, his brain is confused? That's a thousand wolf-like soldiers.

Da Kui watched everyone leave, and then slowly rode his horse west. At this moment, Chen Tianji's ears were no longer needed, and Da Kui could hear the rumbling sound of horses' hooves from far and near.

The wind was sharper, and the sky was full of dark clouds in the dark night, but I didn't know if it was going to rain or snow.