Chapter 28 Critical
Guo Jing was right. It should be the responsibility of Xiao Langjun's subordinates to rectify the order of the team. Lou Zhong arrived so quickly that he was the first to kill people out of Fan Shang's special request. Fan Shang, who is used to doing black jobs, is not the leader of Huainan Hao's right center core. I don't know why this young Langjun suddenly received Xin Bin's attention. In his opinion, it is necessary for both sides to deepen their understanding. According to Fan's always rough and fierce style of behavior, Lou Zhong's behavior can just show the strength of the Fan family, and can also test Lei Yuan's character and attitude.
But Lou Zhong did not expect Guo to react like this. He immediately understood that the head-cutting action was for himself and for the people behind him! Such action can only be mastered by the warriors in the army who have experienced many battlefields, because only in the army will remember the first plan; and such action can only be done if they are very familiar with the structure of the human body. There are definitely many people who have killed Guo Jing. He is a real warrior who has experienced many battles!
Lou Zhong was just a swordsman who was angry and violated the ban. How could he compare with the real heroes on the battlefield? He was instantly intimidated by Guo Jing's murderous aura. He couldn't help but think that would be an easy man to have such a subordinate?
Guo Jing believed that as well as a martial artist, Lou Zhong should be able to see what he meant as long as he was not blind. He ignored Lou Zhong anymore, and instead carried the bun behind the head, lifted it up, and took a few steps towards the other people who were causing trouble. As he moved, the cut head swayed gently, and blood flowed down from the carefully and flat cut at his neck, dragging a dark red blood mark along Guo Jing's walking route.
Who would have thought that a small wild thing would attract such a fierce evil star? Did he kill people without saying a word? He was still cutting his head so steadily and calmly? Those who make trouble are just village men and fools. Have you ever seen this situation? He was so scared that he was stunned. Seeing Guo approaching step by step, he didn't even dare to resist. Someone was sitting on the ground with weak legs and instantly urinating from his crotch.
Guo Jing had no intention of hurting others for a long time. He glared at them for a while and then put his knife into the sheath.
"Stand up! Stand!" he said in a deep voice.
The people stood up obediently. Guo slowly waved the scabbard and smashed the dazed faces of the people. With the sound of muffled sounds, the nose bridges of these people shattered, their teeth collapsed, and they all fell in pain.
After completing all the actions, Guo Jing looked around the people and shouted: "People who talk nonsense and do not obey orders will be severely punished! All people act in accordance with the order, don't panic. If there are any one who acts recklessly, they will be like this!"
The originally chaotic situation suddenly became quiet, and no one dared to talk nonsense anymore, and even Lou Zhong became very honest.
At the same time, Lei Yuan was still focusing on the movements opposite the valley.
The Cao army cavalry was already very close to the rear guard of the team. Someone heard the sound of horse hooves treading on the ground, turned around and looked around vigilantly, and then started shouting loudly. It was obvious that the guards were not ordinary people, but very experienced soldiers. A young man with the appearance of a leader immediately stood out and commanded his subordinates holding soldiers to line up to meet the enemy. The rest of the soldiers pushed several chariots to form roadblocks. In the front and middle of the entire team, people with mounts hurriedly tied the reins and began to gather in the rear. In addition, some people stood up and ordered the people to make way. Lei Yuan stood in a distance and only felt that the entire team of refugees seemed like an ant colony, which seemed chaotic, but in fact it was orderly and well-organized.
The number of cavalry in Cao's army was not large, so they were obviously not in a hurry to fight each other. They took turns urging their horses to move forward, rushed to the front of the array and returned. They repeated this several times, and saw that the opposite side was rigorous in response, they slowly retreated and gradually disappeared into the end of the mountain road.
The commander of the team opposite was somewhat capable. Lei Yuan asked casually: "I wonder who is the team opposite is commanding?"
There was a sound of picking up the papers below the rock. After a while, Zhou Hu replied: "Your Madam, the person in charge of that team is Ding Liqu's subordinate, named Ding Feng."
"Ding Feng?" Lei Yuan was stunned for a moment and couldn't help laughing: "Is it the Ding Feng I know?"
"Uh... I really don't know who Xiaolangjun knows." Zhou Hu replied cringibly.
Of course it was the one who fought against Xiaoye. Lei Yuan thought to himself. He was not considered a fan of the Three Kingdoms in his previous life, but he still remembers this familiar name...but, is this famous general of the Eastern Wu in history actually a native of Huainan? Lei Yuan had no impression of it at all.
Lei Yuan waved to Zhou Hu: "I'm talking nonsense, don't mind."
He also thought about how to deal with the people he commanded was tracked by the Cao army's cavalry? I'm afraid there was no other strategy. At most, he could only wait and slowly retreat, and wait until the night to meet with the main force before working as a district office. The problem was that he did not even have enough capable forces to serve as a defender. If the Cao army had a slightly larger number of cavalry, the situation would be difficult to control.
Thinking of this, Lei Yuan pointed to his entourage: "You asked Guo to take some people to the back team to watch, just in case. In addition, inform the teams along the way to speed up the journey and do not delay."
The mountain road is tortuous and difficult to walk, sometimes wide, sometimes extremely narrow, and the queue is like a long snake, and the arrangement is long... In this situation, urging acceleration will inevitably cause a lot of trouble. But dealing with the possible pursuit of Cao's army is important, and we don't care about so many things.
Lei Yuan continued to look across the valley and saw that although the Cao cavalry was forced to retreat, they did not go far away. They retreated to a hillside several miles away and stopped, and got off the horse to rest, and took out food to enjoy it leisurely. This posture did not look like a battle, but like a confident hunter tracking beasts. Sometimes even if they let their prey run farther, it was just to consume the physical strength of the prey.
So, where does this strong self-confidence come from? I'm afraid it's not only because of the pride of these cavalry for their own combat level. Lei Yuan suddenly felt a little dizzy. He had been busy dealing with the complicated affairs of organizing the people for several days, and neglecting the overall situation: Now that the Cao army's scouts of the cavalry have penetrated here, will the main force of the Cao army still be far away? If the main force of the Cao army is not far away, then Lei Wu, who is responsible for cutting off the rear for the heroes in Huainan, is obviously already in a difficult position...even in danger!
In this world, the person closest to Lei Yuan should be this brother. Lei Yuan is not a person with indifferent feelings. He has strong love and hate, and he also feels connected with blood. In Lei Yuan's feelings, no matter when, Lei Feng's attitude towards him has never changed. He is always so honest, straightforward and disdainful of scheming. When he was with him, Lei Yuan felt relaxed and safe from the bottom of his heart. However, in the past few days, he was immersed in false safety and forgot that his brother was leading the troops behind him and struggled to resist ten times or even more Cao's army!
A strong sense of guilt and tension pounced on it like a tide, one wave higher than another, impacting Lei Yuan's heart. He felt a strong feeling of discomfort in his chest, and he lowered his eyes and saw that the black canyon under the giant rock was like the mouth of some kind of giant beast.
"Little Langjun, are you okay?" Li Zhen reached out to support Lei Yuan and asked carefully.
"It's okay, I've been standing for a long time and my legs are a little numb." Lei Yuan simply held Li Zhen's arm with his backhand and took advantage of the force to stand firm.
The team in front suddenly started to yell again. Lei Yuan frowned and went to see him, but saw Wang Yan rushing towards one of Lei Xu's personal guards.
Because the guard was in a hurry, white mist evaporated from his head. Lei Yuan recognized that he was Xie Mu's subordinate and hurriedly came down from the rock.
"Little Langjun, the Sect Master, please go to the camp in front immediately, and there will be an important military meeting."
Lei Yuan raised his hand and signaled that Li Zhen immediately went to lead the horse.
He asked the guard again, "What's the matter with my father calling me?"
"There was an urgent military report from the young general before, which was about the development of the war. It is said that Lu'an has no longer defended, and the young general is fighting and retreating..." The guards hesitated for a moment, and saw that Lei Yuan's personal guards were not around, so they whispered: "In addition, today, most of the troops were disturbed by Cao's whistle cavalry. Obviously, the young general's side could no longer stop them, and the situation was very tense."
Sure enough! Sure enough! A saying in the previous life suddenly popped up in Lei Yuan's mind: "Speak Cao Cao, Cao Cao will come." It was a joke, but it was more appropriate to use it in the current situation. He felt his heart pounding, and then he thought that the situation was worse than imagined. He was worried about the safety of his brother and the soldiers in front, and then worried about the safety of everyone.
He inhale deeply, exhale deeply, nodded in a calm and deep posture, and asked again: "Who else is there except me who participate in the military discussion?"
The guard replied: "The persons who reported were General Chen Lan, Xin Bin, and Deng Tong, Ding Li and others who led the army. The sect leader said that no matter who dares to fail, they will be punished. I heard that the sect leader intends to send people to support him in a hurry, and he will block Cao's army at all costs."
Hearing this, Lei Yuan sighed: "I understand."
At the previous military discussion, Lei Yuan proposed to send troops to cut off the rear, which was his own intention. However, Lei Xu immediately realized that the person responsible for the cut off the rear actually led the elite force of the Haoyou people, and was enough to establish prestige in the process of fighting against the Cao army's pursuit. This was a great opportunity for the heirs of the Lei clan to move towards the leader of the Haowu family in Huainan. Therefore, Lei Xu directly ruled out Lei Yuan and chose his eldest son, who was extraordinary in martial arts, to take on this important task.
However, when Cao Gong personally led his army into the Jianghuai River, the pressure faced by Lei Xiu increased dramatically. Today, the Cao cavalry, which was approaching the rear teams of various units, has proved that Lei Xiu could not confront the heroic troops under Cao Gong's command. What is building prestige has become a redundant idea at this time; it is a blessing to survive the pursuit of Cao's army. The primary purpose of this urgent military convening was to save Lei Xiu's life; only by saving Lei Xiu could it be said that Cao's army could be blocked and everyone could be saved.
Then the question is: Who is willing to die to face the tigers and wolves under Cao Gong? Who can guarantee to make a comeback? What is the Lujiang Lei family willing to pay in order to achieve their goal? What are the other powerful people willing to pay?
When the war horse came, Lei Yuan turned over and rode on, and then reached out to take the snares and bows and arrows from the used ones. For a long time, he has been away from the military and is accustomed to dressing up as a scholar, wearing armor, wearing swords, holding bows and arrows, which have only begun in recent days. But he has begun to consciously cultivate his martial arts style and strive to adapt to the military life as soon as possible.
Chapter completed!