"General! General!" Another shout came from the front of the army. Zhang Dingtian and Di Hu turned their heads at the same time and saw that this time it was Yang Huai and Xia Shanyue who had escaped before. It turned out that Xia Shanyue was captured.
After Guan Tian was startled away with one move, he rushed directly to
Looking for Yang Huai ahead, Yang Huai was also frightened by the movement in the army behind him, and hurriedly brought his cavalry to support. When he met Xia Shanyue and listened to what he said, Yang Huai became even more anxious.
, but unfortunately, it was a step too late in the end and the enemy escaped.
The four generals looked at me, and I looked at you, and fell silent for a moment. This attack on Quzhou, even before the battle started, was already a defeat. I am afraid that the next battle will not be as good as before.
It's as easy as imagined.
Let's say that Guan Tianxia broke out from the battlefield with Qingqi. When he saw that there were no enemies pursuing him, he stopped to rest. He counted the number of people and found that out of the five thousand Qingqi, there were only less than three thousand left. But compared to the Qingqi's results,
, these losses have been
It was very rare. Even so, Guan Tianxia still felt a little distressed when he saw that almost half of his troops were missing. After all, these Qingqi were all Guan Tianxia, and Zhao Yun had worked hard in the past two years. Even if one of them died, it would be enough.
It made Guan Tianxia feel distressed for several days.
Sighing, Guan Tianxia said to the soldiers on his left and right: "Okay! Everyone, take a good rest. After you have rested, we will set off back to the city."
"General! I have a suggestion." Just when Guan Tianxia was about to turn around, a voice suddenly came from the side. Guan Tianxia turned around and saw that the person who spoke was a young soldier who looked just like that.
He looks fifteen or sixteen years old, dressed like other Qingqi, but his face is very handsome, even worse than Zhao Yun when he was young. Although he is young, his face is full of calmness,
At the same time, it is also full of the confidence unique to young people.
When he saw this young man, Guan Tianxia couldn't help but frown. Guan Tianxia naturally recognized this man. His name was Li Weihua, and he was the son of Li Tao, the magistrate of Fuzhou. It was said that he was the future son-in-law of Commander Wu Heilong.
Half a month ago, Li Weihua came with the appointment of Song Emperor Zhao Zhen
When they arrived in Quzhou, Song Emperor Zhao Zhen personally appointed Li Weihua as a general of Quzhou Qingqi, and specifically told Zhao Yun and Guan Tianxia to treat him well. For Zhao Yun and Guan Tianxia, although they did not dare to violate Song Emperor Zhao Zhen's orders
Order, but deep down I was still very dissatisfied with this Li Weihua.
In the eyes of Zhao Yun and Guan Tianxia, Li Weihua must have relied on the relationship between Li Tao and Wu Heilong to be reused by His Majesty. After all, Li Tao and Wu Heilong made great contributions in the Battle of Fuzhou. And Wu Heilong
Heilong's brother-in-law is now also a popular person around Song Emperor Zhao Zhen, and was sent to Nan'an Military City to hold an important position next to Xie Xiaogui.
Thinking about it this way, Zhao Yun and Guan Tianxia seemed so uncomfortable with Li Weihua, but they couldn't disobey Song Emperor Zhao Zhen's order. They could only arrange Li Weihua in Qingqi and serve as a sinecure, and they were unwilling to go there at ordinary times.
Ask more. If Li Weihua hadn't taken the initiative to ask questions this time, I'm afraid Guan Tianxia would have forgotten Li Weihua's existence.
There is a reason why Zhao Yun and Guan Tianxia despise Li Weihua so much. The most important reason is that Li Weihua is too young. Li Weihua has just grown up now, even if he is Zongheng
When Zhao Yun, who was famous in Hedong, was at this age,
, and he still stayed with the master in Taihang Mountain to learn skills! How can such a young boy deserve the praise from His Majesty in the letter? But for the sake of Li Tao, Wu Heilong and others, we might as well let him
As a temporary officer in the army, he is not allowed to go to the battlefield during normal times to avoid any accidents.[
Li Weihua obviously knew about Zhao Yun and Guan Tianxia's contempt. However, there was no war in Quzhou at ordinary times, so although he was confident that he had the ability to change their views, he had no chance to show it.
This large-scale invasion of the Xia Jiajun army was a good opportunity for Li Weihua to show off his abilities. Originally, according to the wishes of Zhao Yun and Guan Tianxia, Li Weihua would not be allowed to follow him on the expedition, but how could Li Weihua let go of such a good opportunity and secretly
Still came together.
Just now Li Weihua fought bravely to kill the enemy, just to show his strength to Guan Tianxia. But he didn't expect that Guan Tianxia was also focused on killing the enemy, so he didn't bother to watch Li Weihua's performance. So until just before Li Weihua made a sound,
Guan Tianxia didn't know that Li Weihua had also followed. When he saw Li Weihua, Guan Tianxia immediately frowned and shouted: "Li Weihua. Why are you here? The military order didn't say you were allowed to fight!"
Li Weihua was determined to offer suggestions to Guan Tianxia, but he didn't expect Guan Tianxia to say such a sentence first. No matter how calm Li Weihua was, he was still just a young man with some anger, so he immediately shouted in a deep voice: "General.
The last general is also a member of the Qingqi. Now that the army is approaching, the Qingqi is ordered to go on an expedition. Why can't the last general appear here?"
In response to Li Weihua's rebuttal, Guan Tianxia snorted coldly, his expression getting worse and worse, and shouted: "Nonsense! This battlefield is not for you kids to play house. Humph! In the past, when there was peace in Quzhou, you could naturally stay.
Here, there is a war in Quzhou now. When I return to Quzhou later, I will inform the general and send you back to Jiangling."
Guan Tianxia's current intention was actually for the sake of Li Weihua's safety. It was originally a good intention, but when these words fell into Li Weihua's ears, they made Li Weihua completely angry. He said to Guan Tianxia in a deep voice
: "General Guan, I am a soldier of the Song Dynasty. When the territory of the Song Dynasty is invaded, I have the responsibility and the right to fight against the enemy and defend the territory of the Song Dynasty."
Regarding Li Weihua's words, Guan Tianxia also showed a look of approval. However, this look disappeared in a flash. Guan Tianxia immediately put on a serious face and shouted: "Since you know that you are a soldier, then you
You should know that a real soldier should obey orders."
"General." Li Weihua was still unconvinced by Guan Tianxia's words. He held his head high and shouted: "The general will not accept your order. What's more, the general already has a clever plan in his mind. It can severely damage the enemy. How can the general?
Can I lose such a good opportunity to defeat the enemy because of my wrong view of the general?"
Li Weihua said this confidently, but it did not impress Guan Tianxia. Guan Tianxia sneered and said, "Just you? How dare you come up with any clever plan to severely injure the enemy? Boy, it's on the real battlefield and in the books taught in the academy.
The battles are different. You still have a lot to learn." Guan Tianxia obviously did not believe Li Weihua's words and directly rejected Li Weihua's proposal.
"General." But Li Weihua also had a stubborn temper and shouted loudly: "General, I am willing to issue a military order. If this plan fails, I am willing to be dealt with by military law."
"You kid." Guan Tianxia was also annoyed by Li Weihua's stubborn temper. He glared at Li Weihua for a long time, and finally said, "You said you have a clever plan, so tell me." Because his father and Guan
Tian Xia was discovered and used by Zhao Zhen at the same time, so he had some friendship with him, so he was somewhat patient with this boy. If it had been for anyone else, he would have dealt with it by military law long ago!
"General." Seeing that Guan Tianxia was willing to listen to his opinion, Li Weihua did not give in and said directly: "General, I think that after the attack just now, the enemy will definitely think that our army will not attack again.
, if the general leads his soldiers in a surprise attack at this moment, it will definitely achieve miraculous results."
"Oh?" Although he was very dissatisfied with Li Weihua's attitude, Li Weihua's proposal made Guan Tianxia a little excited. Guan Tianxia also had to admit that what Li Weihua said made sense. If he were Xia Jiajun
The general was indeed not prepared for the enemy's second sneak attack to come so soon. However, Guan Tianxia looked at the state of the soldiers on his left and right, but they were not suitable to continue fighting. Guan Tianxia considered whether to return to the city first and replace a group of people.
Come and kill?
Li Weihua seemed to have seen through Guan Tianxia's mind, and immediately advised: "General, as the saying goes, soldiers are valuable and quick. If the delay continues, the general's plan will not work. Besides, there are only these light cavalry in Quzhou City now.
, if the ordinary Quzhou army comes here, I'm afraid it won't be able to achieve the effect of a light cavalry surprise attack." Li Weihua's words are very reasonable, and Guan Tianxia has to admit this, but the current situation of the soldiers...
"General! General Li is right. Let's go." "Yes! General! We can kill him again and stand up." "We can do it! Trust us, general." [
Just when Guan Tianxia was hesitating, the Qingqi soldiers who were slumped on the ground and gasping for air suddenly stood up one by one and shouted loudly to Guan Tianxia. Since this Qingqi army followed Zhao Yun, Guan Tianxia arrived
After Quzhou, some of them became families here, and some brought their families to Quzhou. Now this is their home.
Moreover, in the past two years, under Zhao Zhen's rule of Qingnongfu, their family's life has been many times better than before. They have an unusual sense of belonging to Zhao Zhen's court. Now the Xia family army has sent troops to attack Quzhou.
From their point of view, it means that the rebels are attacking. The enemy is destroying their current happy life, which they, the men of Quzhou, will never allow. For the sake of their family, even if they abandon their own lives, it is still worth it.
"You!" Guan Tianxia didn't expect that the soldiers could be like this. A hint of excitement flashed on his face. He took a deep breath and threw all those worries behind his mind. Guan Tianxia immediately jumped up and flew to him.
On the back of his mount, he held a three-pointed two-edged sword in his hand and shouted to the soldiers: "Light cavalry! Let's go."
Following Guan Tianxia's order, Li Weihua and other soldiers mounted their horses as quickly as possible and formed an array in front of Guan Tianxia. Looking at the familiar faces of these soldiers, Guan Tianxia knew what he was saying now.
It's all nonsense. Although there are thousands of words in his heart, they are all gathered into one sentence. He said: "Brothers! If we fight today, we will fight to the death."
"There is an enemy for us! There is an enemy for us!" All the soldiers shouted these two Qingqi slogans in unison. The sound was not loud, but it could penetrate the night sky.
Guan Tianxia nodded silently, but looked at Li Weihua. When Li Weihua saw him, he immediately guessed what Guan Tianxia wanted to say, but he was the first to say it with a smile: "General, don't say it. This is the last idea."
The general will raise it. How can the general retreat in the face of battle? In today's battle, the general is willing to fight the enemy side by side with his brothers, even though he will die."
Li Weihua said this, which can be regarded as expressing his feelings. Guan Tianxia originally wanted Li Weihua to retreat first because of Li Tao and Wu Heilong's face. But now that Li Weihua is so determined, Guan Tianxia naturally doesn't want to.
What can I say?
Moreover, Li Weihua's arrogance also greatly changed Guan Tianxia's impression of Li Weihua. He immediately applauded: "Okay! You are worthy of being a good man of our Song Army. Brothers! Let's go." After saying that, Guan Tianxia went directly.
The horse galloped back, and the Qingqi followed closely behind.
The speed of the Qingqi was naturally very fast. In a short time, they reached the official road where they had fought before. The Xia Family Army obviously did not continue marching, but was cleaning the battlefield in place. In the battle just now, the Xia Family Army also suffered a lot of losses.
, since their whereabouts have been discovered by the opponent, it is impossible to fight a surprise battle. Yang Huai and others discussed it and decided to go slow and march slowly. It happened to be night, so they simply let the army
After cleaning the battlefield, set up camp on the spot.
First, he stopped the march of the soldiers and looked at the movements of the Xia Family Army in the distance. Guan Tianxia's eyes flashed with joy. As Li Weihua said, the Xia Family Army really didn't expect that they would be there in such a short period of time.
After launching the second attack, the Xia army's military formation was completely defenseless.
Immediately, Guan Tianxia made an approving expression towards Li Weihua behind him. He already fully understood in his heart why His Majesty valued this boy who was only fifteen or sixteen years old so much. At the same time, Guan Tianxia also secretly made up his mind.
In the battle, you must protect Li Weihua.
Taking a deep breath, Guan Tianxia raised the three-pointed double-edged sword, waved it towards the Xia Family Army's formation in front, and shouted: "Charge!"
"Kill -!" Following Guan Tianxia's shout, the previously silent Qingqi army formation suddenly erupted into a loud shout. All the soldiers followed Guan Tianxia, consciously forming an arrow formation.
They charged towards the front. Now that they were very close to the Xia Family Army's military formation, there was no need to hide their whereabouts and they could launch a surprise attack directly.
"Ah! Enemy attack! It's an enemy attack!" When the soldiers of the Xia Family Army who were leaning on the periphery heard this shout, they turned around in shock and saw that the enemy who had just given them nightmares had reappeared.
In front of them, everyone screamed with horror on their faces. They didn't even think about resisting, but turned around and ran away.
The reaction of the soldiers of the Xia Family Army made Guan Tianxia and the Qingqi soldiers more and more confident about this raid. They all shouted angrily and accelerated their mounts, preparing to start a massacre.
"What? Enemy attack? How is it possible?" Xia Shanyue, the general of the Xia Family Army who was in charge of the work here, stood up with disbelief when he heard the shouts of the soldiers not far away, and stared at the sound with wide eyes.
direction. The enemy had not been repelled just now, so how could he still dare to run back? The most terrible thing is that the Xia family army's military formation is now very loose, and there are no precautions. At this time, they were attacked. The situation was worse than just now.
Even worse.
"Kill——!" Just when Xia Shanyue was a little at a loss, suddenly a thunderous cry of killing came from the front. Xia Shanyue turned around and saw a rider, holding a strange weapon.
Coming towards him to kill him was Guan Tianxia, who had just killed him and fled.
It turned out that Guan Tianxia's mount was much better than the mounts of other light cavalry soldiers. In addition, Guan Tianxia's own riding skills were also good, and he was at the front, so he was the first to rush into the formation of the Xia family army.
Hacking and killing. When he saw Xia Shanyue standing blankly among the Xia Family Army soldiers, Guan Tianxia naturally would not miss this opportunity, and he rode towards Xia Shanyue to kill him.
When Xia Shanyue reacted, the blade of the three-pointed two-edged sword was already in front of him. Xia Shanyue was frightened and hurriedly lay down on the ground and rolled over, narrowly escaping Guan Tianxia's attack.
Only then did Guan Tianxia discover that this name
General Xia Jiajun turned out to be the coward who had been scared away by his sword before. Guan Tianxia was full of disdain for such a coward. He glanced at it and did not even chase Xia Shanyue, but rode straight towards him.