Chapter 2 Hunting the White Tiger
Liu Sicheng watched the soldiers pack up, and thought: "Now that the end of the day is coming, it will be the end of the day, is it time for everyone to stay here?"
The guards who went to the hut with King Ji yesterday heard Hua Wu say that today's prince is returning to the house at the time of Chen. When the commander of the guards saw King Ji standing, he knew that he was waiting for the hour, so he took a piece of felt from the chariot and spread it on the ground and asked King Ji to sit down.
There was no abnormality at the time of handover, Liu Sicheng was a little breathless, and after thinking about it, he said to Zhang Wang: "General Zhang, take the baggage first." ”
Liu Sicheng made up his mind that he would walk at most twenty miles in an hour, and if there was no change at that time, he would quickly order him to camp in the same place, and not return to the palace of the king.
If there is an urgent matter, the baggage will not drag down the marching procession. I want to see if Hua Wu can really pinch and calculate.
From the bottom of his heart, Liu Sicheng hopes that Hua Wu is a real master. Judging from his attitude and actions towards himself, it is possible to use it for himself, so this hunt is worth it.
On the other hand, Liu Sicheng is quite conceited on weekdays, so how can he be willing to take it lightly?
Zhang Wang's order was obtained, and he led a baggage convoy and more than 200 people to go first. The remaining 200 soldiers were all cavalry, and there were more than 30 of King Ji's guards, who rearranged their harness and armor and waited in place.
Halfway through the hour, I suddenly saw a number of horsemen galloping from the mountain road, and immediately the sergeant carried a green flag, and at a glance he knew that it was Anguo's exploration horse.
The camp is not far from the border between Angola and Belarus, and both countries have scouts patrolling the intersecting areas on weekdays. In the past few days, the king of Ji has been hunting here, and Anguo has more horses in this area than in the past. The passes of each mountain pass are also guarded by sergeants to prevent a sneak attack by the White State.
The guards are well-trained on weekdays, and there are more than ten people who turn over their horses, stretch their bows and arrows, and the soldiers are not tired of cheating.
The deputy commander brought two guards to meet him, and waited thirty zhang away from the king of Ji, and arrived in front of the deputy commander in a moment of time and rode a horse, and the rest of the horses galloped elsewhere.
The person who came dismounted his horse and said loudly: "Quickly report to the king of Ji, the two thousand troops of the White Kingdom have sneaked in and forcibly rushed to open the nearest pass, which is less than three miles away!"
The deputy commander of the guard said, "Explore." "Hurriedly dial the horse back and repeat the original words to King Ji.
Liu Sicheng already knew when he saw Tanma, because Hua Wu had already said nothing to rush yesterday, so he was not panicked. Slowly stand up from the felt.
"Go home. ”
The commander of the guards shouted: "Get on the horse!" More than 200 people got on their horses in an orderly manner. King Ji stepped on horseback, and the commander of the guards rode his horse for a few steps, leaning over to put away the previous felt. This action made the sergeants who saw it settle down, and they did not abandon a piece of felt, which shows that King Ji is confident.
King Ji's men and horses left the camp and turned up the mountain road, only to hear the sound of hooves behind them, the white army rode only two miles away, and the noise came. Looking at the banner from a distance, it is the White Tiger Army, the powerhouse of the White Country.
The mountain road in the border is the grain road of the Angolan army, which has been trimmed, mostly along the foot of the mountain, and is more than two zhang wide and can run two carriages in parallel.
When King Ji chooses a hunting ground when hunting, he naturally has to consider advancing and retreating freely, and it is not a problem for more than 200 riders to ride here. As soon as King Ji's team got on the grain road, they rode their horses and galloped.
When the White Tiger Army saw the banner of King Ji in front of them, the army's morale was greatly boosted. The main commander of the White Tiger Army is Zhang Huzi, who has been fighting against the An Army for many years, is over forty years old and brave and strong. A long beard, his appearance is not good, but he is quite strategic. Upon learning the news that King Ji was hunting here, he took the risk and led 2,000 troops to sneak into the territory of Anguo for thirty miles, intending to capture and kill King Ji in one fell swoop. Now that King Ji is not far ahead, how can he escape?
Zhang Huzi shouted on the horse: "Capture and kill King Ji, and reward 10,000 taels of silver." ”
The White Tiger Army heard that the main general offered a reward of 10,000 taels, knowing that it was true, but seeing that the King of Ji was only 200 horsemen, they marched forward in unison, and the distance between the two armies was half a mile closer for a while.
Seeing this situation, Liu Sicheng had no idea for a while, after all, he was a long-time battle-hardened person, and he said loudly for fear of the army's heart: "Hold the military flag." ”
As soon as the flag bearer on the horse heard that he adjusted the flag in his hand, Zhang Huzi pursued on the horse, and saw the change in the flag of King Ji: the previous chase was still a little chaotic, and now the chase is urgent, and the flag is neatly reversed, is there a fraud?
An Jun heard King Ji's order and felt a little relieved, at this time King Ji still cared about the military flag, which showed that there was a follow-up move. The formation of the An army in the gallop gradually ordered, urgent but not chaotic. Zhang Huzi looked suspicious.
The striker of the White Tiger Army also saw the change in the An army, and the gallop slowed down. The rear army only heard the heavy reward urging the horses more urgently, and the formation of the white army was a little chaotic for a while. Seeing this, Zhang Huzi shouted: "Stop." That is, he ordered: "The forward 100 men are in four columns to chase quickly." ”
Zhang Huzi is known as a prestige in the White Army, known as the victorious general, and has fought on the border between Anhui and Belarus for more than 20 years, and has made great achievements. It is a fierce enemy of the Anjun army.
As soon as the military order was given, more than 100 people galloped out, followed by more than 10 guards led by Zhang Huzi. Zhang Huzi waved his hand on the horse and "chased".
A series of military orders were issued in a short period of time, and the whole team did not stop, the forward chased more closely, and the rear team of the Chinese army only slowed down.
This slow team was neatly deployed, but the forward was fifty feet away from the brigade. Zhang Huzi urged the striker to chase after him on the horse, as long as the striker catches up with King Ji's rear team, King Ji will definitely die after the hand.
The An army is just King Ji's personal guards, and there are many honor guards, and King Ji makes the banners not chaotic, which has a certain impact on the speed of the march. The vanguard of the White Tiger Army is 100 people, and there is only one bearded general flag, and the White Army must be faster. The distance between the two armies is only one mile.
The road winds at the foot of the mountain, with a hillside forest on one side and a mountain river on the other, and the terrain is complex. The commander of the guards saw that the shape was in danger, and said to the king of Ji on the horse: "The prince took a hundred horsemen first, and the last general stopped and broke off, and the right side of the front section was a deep valley, and the last general led a hundred horsemen to rush the White Tiger Army for a while, and it was expected that it would not be able to resist." ”
The commander of the guard was loyal to the king of Ji, and risked his life to snipe the enemy.
Although the impact of more than 100 An troops in the face of 2,000 cavalry was not about to collapse at the touch of a button, it could not be delayed for a while. King Ji shook his head and did not speak.
"Since Hua Wu has calculated that it is the time to return home, then there should be no danger today. "It's so urgent. should have abandoned the flag guard of honor, but Liu Sicheng relied on it in his heart and did not do so. If he wants to maintain the dignity of the prince, he will not agree to sacrifice a hundred soldiers.
Liu Sicheng pinned his hopes on the advance baggage convoy, and if the large baggage could be reset on the road and set on fire, the more than 200 people in the baggage convoy should be able to delay the three-mile journey. This place is more than 30 miles deep into Anguo, and for decades, Anguo has confronted Bai in the three northern states, and the reason why the national strength has been on the defensive, Liu Sicheng has been in charge of the army, the situation has changed slightly, and the two sides have attacked and defended each other.
Although Anguo defended more and attacked less, it also changed the situation that the Anguo army was afraid of the enemy like a tiger in the past, and the more than 400 people who hunted this time were Liu Sicheng's personal soldiers, brave and good at fighting. If he could hold on to the danger and hold back 2,000 cavalry on the narrow mountain road, it would not be difficult for King Poji to escape.
If there was no reminder from Hua Wu, Liu Sicheng would definitely choose to abandon the honor guard flag, speed up the rendezvous with the baggage convoy, leave his own soldiers to resist the enemy, and take the guards to escape. And now Liu Sicheng hopes that the military flag and honor guard will be orderly, and the personal soldiers will have as few casualties as possible, so as to completely annihilate the White Tiger Army.
Zhang Huzi saw that there was only a mile away on the horse, and he was afraid that if he was late, he would change, and shouted: "The striker unloads the armor."
More than 100 forwards took off their armor and abandoned them on the side of the road. The long blades and shields were all abandoned, and the horses lost fifty or sixty pounds of weight, and the sergeants whipped them with whips, and the horses galloped in pain, and the distance between the two armies was shortened by a hundred feet.
There is a bend in front, it is estimated that the baggage convoy is not far from here, Liu Sicheng said to the commander of the guards: "The rear team of 100 people crossed the bend and rode up the mountain, one person with three arrows, and left after shooting." ”
The commander of the guard repeated the king's order to the rear team, and when he turned the bend the road, it was a gentle slope, and the woods were not very dense, and the commander of the guard led a hundred men to ride up the mountain regardless of the thorns. Turning over and dismounting less than 20 zhang from the mountain road, stretching the bow and arrows.
Although Zhang Huzi followed closely. Liu Sicheng ordered the sergeant to go up the mountain after a bend, so he did not see the change in the An army. As soon as he chased around the corner, he suddenly saw that the An army was missing half of his men and horses, and hurriedly shouted: "Be careful of the bow." ”
At this time, the vanguard had already rushed into the bend of the mountain road, the Angolan army fired a volley of arrows, and the vanguard of the white army had abandoned the armor and shield, and only used the short knife in his hand to dial the carving feather, because the white army was caught off guard and was shot more than 20 people.
After Liu Sicheng's more than 100 personal soldiers shot three arrows, they abandoned their armor, bows and arrows, and horses and ran into the forest. The White Tiger Army Brigade that followed was helpless when they saw it.
Now there are less than 100 people in the vanguard of the White Army plus the guards with Zhang Huzi, and there are only more than 50 people except for the men and horses with arrow wounds.
Zhang Huzi was known for his ferocity in the army, and when he saw that he was done, he was not afraid of life and death, and urged the sergeants to shout in unison to chase and kill King Ji. At the moment, the striker bit Liu Sicheng's back team, and the two sides began to fight.
Suddenly, a trumpet sounded, a rain of arrows fell on the hillside, more than 100 arrows shot at the beard in unison, more than 20 arrows in Zhang's body hit the horse head-on, and two more random arrows were shot on the hillside, and the advance of the white army was either killed or wounded.
The vanguard of the White Tiger Army was originally 500 people, Zhang Huzi urged 100 people to chase after King Ji, and Wang Jiao, the vanguard officer of the White Tiger Army, followed closely behind.
Wang Jiao ignored the arrows on one side, and shouted loudly on his horse: "Capture and kill King Ji." "First of all, he abandoned his armor, and the soldiers of the pioneer battalion took off their armor one after another as they did in the vanguard officer, and the vanguard of the White Tiger Army led a large group to rush over.
King Ji saw that the arrows were shot densely and neatly on the horse, and the first array of arrows was aimed at Zhang Huzi alone, unlike the hundred personal soldiers left by himself, the random arrows on the bend, hasty, messy. Knowing that it was the sergeant of the baggage convoy who had already laid an ambush in advance, he came prepared.
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First, Zhang Wang marched here with a baggage convoy, and was caught up by the scout horse behind, who was looking for rescue along the grain road, and saw Zhang Wang and hurriedly reported the situation of Zhang Huzi's pursuit and killing of King Ji.
Zhang Wang got the report, ordered the horse to continue to move forward, he hurriedly deployed, personally led half of the people to set up an ambush here, Zhang Wang looked at the hillside to observe, and ordered the first arrow of the sergeants to shoot the bearded man under the general's banner, and sure enough, the blow worked.
Liu Sicheng naturally didn't know this, and according to the situation, he judged that the baggage should be here. Looking at the hillside on one side, I saw more than 40 carts loaded with grain, grass, tents and other things pulled by ropes, one end of the rope was tied to a big tree, the carts were poured with oil, and the sergeant was holding torches and axes waiting for the order.
King Ji's men and horses galloped over, the leader of the soldiers gave an order, the sergeant lit the cart to cut the rope, the cart rose from the steep slope and rushed down, the pioneer battalion of the White Tiger Army happened to chase here, and the soldiers of the White Army who were fifty zhang away from the front and back of the grain road were all impacted, and more than half of them were injured.
Wang Jiao, the vanguard of the White Tiger Army, was unwilling to give up when he arrived at this situation, and shouted on the horse: "Capture and kill King Ji." "The pioneer battalion is in front, and the brigade is in hot pursuit.
Liu Sicheng knew that the sniper means of the baggage convoy had been exhausted, and the white army of the brigade saw that he was about to catch up with his 100 people, so he couldn't help but move his mind lightly.
Thinking about Hua Wu's words and determined to wait a little longer, Fang Cai had already insisted on ten miles in order to maintain the majesty of King Ji. Now that you are light, it can be said that your previous efforts have been wasted. Besides, if you don't care about face, you will run suddenly, and with your own martial arts cultivation, it is not difficult to get out and measure it.
Liu Sicheng suddenly saw a wooden bridge in front of him, and on the opposite side of the bridge were dozens of mules and horses and twenty Anguo sergeants, each mule and horse had a rigging on their backs, and several large ropes came out from under the bridge and were tied to the rigging.
Liu Sicheng led his personal guards to gallop on horseback, and after the men and horses crossed the bridge, those sergeants drove the mules and horses together, and several bridge pillars were pulled down when they landed. The pursuers couldn't stop their horses, and there were more than ten horsemen who fell into the deep ditch with their horses.
The ravine under the bridge is eight zhang wide and four zhang deep, and it is the place where the water between the two mountains enters the river, and the bridge is broken and becomes a moat.
Liu Sicheng ordered: "Dismount and shoot." ”
The soldiers hurriedly dismounted, the guards quickly put up shields to protect King Ji, and the soldiers pulled their bows and arrows, the white army did not expect the An army to counterattack, and in a hurry did not know how to deal with the shooting and wounding more than a dozen people.
Because some of them were within the range of the An'an army's bows and arrows, they turned their horses back, and the king's horn bullets could not be suppressed, so they rushed the men and horses that followed, and many sergeants and horses were squeezed into the river on the side of the grain road.
Wang Jiao lost his mind for a while, and roared a few times to stabilize the team. Thinking about it, there is no other way, the lone army goes deep into the territory of Anguo, the main general is killed in battle, and the army's heart is fluctuating, so the only way to let the front team protect it with a shield, and the team slowly retreats.
According to Zhang Huzi's plan, the White Tiger Army should have killed King Ji in the section before this wooden bridge, and there was an arranged retreat after crossing the wooden bridge, and the wooden bridge had been broken and had to turn back and find another way.
Liu Sicheng saw the White Tiger Army retreating, thinking about the situation in front of him: our army probed the horses in all directions, and the nearby passes, the military camp learned the news one after another, and the White Tiger Army would inevitably be attacked along the way when it retreated.
Thinking that there were more than 100 of his own soldiers and more than 200 people on the other side of the bridge, he couldn't help but feel arrogant, except for the prince's clothes, wearing a blue arrow suit, and leading a horse, the guards did not dare to dissuade them.
Liu Sicheng beat the horse and galloped to the broken bridge, lifted the reins of the horse, the war horse took off and took off to cross the opposite bank, the horse fell down after half of the deep ditch, Liu Sicheng took one foot on the horse's back, flew up, and landed lightly on the shore. The realm of the seventh layer of the Disabled Exercise Method is just a small test. With Liu Sicheng's martial arts cultivation, the eight-zhang wide ravine must be able to leap over, and in order not to shock the world, he borrowed a horsepower, even so, the personal soldiers and guards were all dumbfounded.
On the other side, Liu Sicheng took a horse abandoned by the White Tiger Army and rode it, following behind the White Army, surrounded by the abandoned war horses and weapons of the White Army.
When I arrived at the place where Zhang Wang arranged the bow and arrows, I saw that Zhang Wang had gathered men and horses. There were about 200 of them. When he saw Liu Sicheng, he hurriedly said, "King Ji, the last general is ready to pursue the white army." ”
Liu Sicheng said: "Come with me."
"How can the body of King Ji Wanjin be in danger? The last general will do his best, and he will not give up. ”
Liu Sicheng's face sank. "You dare to disobey?"
Zhang Wang lowered his head and clenched his fists. "The last will not dare".
Liu Sicheng took Zhang Wang and other more than 200 people to chase after him, and halfway Liu Sicheng's guard commander returned with the 100 people, and the morale of the team of more than 300 people was high, and they caught up with the White Tiger Army in an instant.
Because it was a retreat, the front team of the White Tiger Army became the rear team, and it was the vanguard battalion behind the palace that Liu Sicheng led people to catch up. Wang Jiao, the vanguard of the White Tiger Army, saw An Jun chasing after him, urging the men and horses to speed up their retreat. One of the generals had seen King Ji in front of the battle in the past, and after looking back and seeing it clearly, he hurriedly said to the vanguard officer: "It is King Ji who is chasing behind." ”
King Ji's guard of honor flag was at the other end of the broken bridge, and he was lightly armed to pursue a general flag that only looked at it.
Wang Jiao didn't see the banner of King Ji and didn't want to fight. As soon as I heard that it was King Ji chasing after me, I suddenly became angry: My White Tiger Army is famous, and today's loss of troops has not succeeded, and I don't know how to advance or retreat, but I dare to chase after it. Shouted: "Stop. "The White Army is retreating rapidly, and the number of people who have heard the order is about 400 men.
Wang Jiao led his men and horses to meet the An army. The White Tiger Army had just turned around, the cavalry's horses had not yet run away, and the war horses of the An army had been chasing at a rapid pace, and the two armies had broken the White Tiger Army as soon as they touched the An Army.
Wang Jiao stabilized his position and rode out, and killed several Anguo soldiers with a spear in his hand, and took Liu Sicheng directly. As soon as Zhang Wang saw that the horse was stopped in front of Liu Sicheng, he erected his big sword in his hand to protect it, and Zhang Wang's immediate kung fu was very good, and the vanguard officer of the White Tiger Army couldn't hurt Liu Sicheng in the end.
How did he know that Liu Sicheng was chased and killed by the White Army all the way, and his evil anger was unsettled, and there was no place to vent. Seeing Wang Jiao, the vanguard of the White Army, rushing forward, Liu Sicheng sneered on his face, jumped up on his horse, took a breath of true air, and stepped on the shoulders of several guards in front of him and flew over.
When Wang Jiao saw that King Ji's kung fu was so profound, he was timid, and he couldn't parry it, and was stabbed into the forehead by Liu Sicheng with a sword and died.
Liu Sicheng kicked his body off his horse, grabbed his mount, turned his horse, and placed himself at the forefront of the An army, facing the White Tiger Army.
The sergeants of the pioneer battalion of the White Tiger Army saw that the king of Ji descended from the sky, and assassinated the pioneer officer with a sword, all of them felt cold, and the pioneer battalion was killed in the battle by Wang Jiao, without the restraint of the generals, and they turned around and fled, and they could not form an army.
The Anjun army shouted in unison to chase and kill, and the sergeants of the pioneer battalion scrambled to flee, and the wolf was unbearable. Because he abandoned his armor when he pursued King Ji before, the sergeants of the pioneer battalion fled quickly, and they caught up with the White Tiger Army's brigade after a while.
Everyone in the pioneer battalion was anxious to flee for their lives, and the White Army Brigade was chaotic, and the An army then covered up and killed, and the White Tiger soldiers and horses trampled on each other, and countless people and horses fell into the deep valley and river on the side of the grain road.
At this time, the front of the White Tiger Army encountered the interception and killing of the An'an Army's rescue Jiwang Army, and the White Tiger Army was crowded on the grain road, and more soldiers discarded their horses, armor and weapons, climbed the mountain on one side, and fled into the woods.
Liu Sicheng knew that the routed army that fled into the forest would be captured and killed by the security troops at various pass checkpoints. I don't care about him. The two thousand White Tiger Army led by Zhang Huzi were all wiped out.
King Ji's hunt actually hunted Zhang Huzi and the two thousand White Tiger Army led by him in one fell swoop, Anguo's army only had dozens of casualties, it was a rare result for many years, King Ji's calm and brave martial arts were passed on in the army, and the army of Anjun in the northern three states was greatly inspired.
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On the second day after Liu Sicheng returned to the palace, he praised Zhang Wang's deployment to block the White Tiger Army, and wrote an excerpt overnight to report to the imperial court and ask for merit for the soldiers. After dealing with unfinished matters in a few days, I thought of Hua Wu and had the heart to solicit, but I also had some doubts.
Hua Wuzhi's ability is almost like a demon, and it is not right, if it is troubled for a long time, it is not controlled by itself, but it is given a handle to others. When I think about it, everything in the world is beyond the reach of ordinary people, and it is a blessing for the country to have such a strange person to help. The idea is certain, and he took the guards' belongings and went the same way to invite Hua Wu.
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On this day, Hua Wu was stroking the piano in the house, listening to the moon and standing on the side, and before the song ended, Hua Wu stopped, "Listen to the moon, pack your luggage, Liu Sicheng is coming."
"Uncle Shi, Liu Sicheng is just an ordinary man who is too much to use, how can Uncle Shi entrust him with the matter of rebirth?"
Hua Wu replied: "My nephew and I are in trouble, no different from mortals, my uncle has relied on practicing the 'Great Yan Divine Technique' for nearly a hundred years, guiding and deriving, and the joint is still in this person, although the result is unknown, but how can there be a better way?"
Listen to the moon and stop making a sound, go and pack your luggage. Hua Wu and Tingyue were originally disciples of the Tuoyun Sect of the Great School of Cultivating Immortals, Hua Wu was the cultivation of the early stage of the Yudan, and the listening to the moon was the cultivation of the later stage of the foundation.
Thirty years ago, the two went to the Damang Mountains to collect medicine together, and met Yan Ruhua, the protector of the Demon Sect, both of them were injured by Yan Ruhua, and although they escaped by luck, they survived but lost their cultivation.
Hua Wu's demonic qi entered the body and had to break his arm to survive, and he used his life cultivation as a seal of the natal golden pill. Jin Dan had already been damaged, and now he was unable to absorb the aura, and Hua Wu's body was getting older day by day.
Listening to a trick in the moon to "look back and smile", his skills have regressed year after year, not only have he lost his skills in the past 30 years, but his physical appearance has also deteriorated, and he looks like he is only twelve or thirteen years old.
Looking back and smiling is Yan Ruhua's technique, and the skill of the middle one slowly recedes. Returning to the original face, what is the original face of man? Looking back at the past is just a baby who has fallen to the ground.
Twelve or thirteen years old is the age of listening to the moon and practicing qi, but fortunately, when you retreat to this age, you are basically stable. Hua Wu can't cultivate, and it's not as good as one day.
At that time, if he could return to the sect, this injury was nothing, how could he but flee to the Acura area in a panic, the Tuoyun Sect had no cultivators in the Acura Five Kingdoms, and some of the scattered cultivators of Acura and cultivators of other sects were only the cultivation of Qi cultivation at the most, and they were powerless to treat them at all.
If someone knows the details of the two of them and covets the magic weapon of Hua Wu and Tingyue, the two of them will be killed. Acura is surrounded by Damang Mountain on three sides, and it travels thousands of miles across Damang Mountain, and the mortal body is tantamount to a fool's dream if you want to cross it.
On one side is the sea area of ten thousand demons, if there is no boat and no one can cross, and there is no cultivator who cultivates to a high level, the Dharma boat from there has been injured since Hua Wu listened to the moon and thought hard about the way to save it.