In the camp, Wen Hao scolded Fan Lihua and said, "Yu'er, if you stay here, I'm afraid that the long nights and dreams will make you miss important events."
Fan Lihua said confidently: "Husband, I have a feeling that if we want to successfully capture Xiangwucheng, we need to land on this Li Jian."
Although he disagreed with Fan Lihua's words, Wen Hao had always been suppressed by his wife and had long been accustomed to doing what his wife said, so he no longer insisted. However, even though he was pretending to be a Jincheng army horse, the defense of the camp could not be relaxed at all. A deer stockade and trap were set up outside the camp, and hundreds of grain trucks formed a circle inside the camp to withstand the impact of the cavalry. Several archery towers were erected at the four corners of the camp overnight, and the soldiers responsible for lookout on the archery towers rotated every hour. Elites A team of fifty scouts, composed of cavalry, spread out in four directions: southeast, northwest and northwest.
Wen Hao only slept for more than three days before he got up, dressed neatly and walked out of the tent, and began to patrol around the camp. Liu Ziqiu taught him this. A general must share the joys and sorrows with his subordinates and lead by example, in order to gain the trust of his subordinates. Support, and in battle, soldiers will fight bravely to take the lead. Wen Hao firmly remembered Liu Ziqiu's teachings, and whenever there was a war, he would personally come out to inspect the camp every third watch.
As I was patrolling to the camp gate, I suddenly saw a group of scouts coming at full speed and said loudly: "General, there is a group of people coming from the east towards the camp."
Wen Hao waved his hand and said: "Warning! Try again!"
The sound of the horn broke through the quiet night sky, and the sleeping soldiers suddenly woke up. However, according to Liu Ziqiu's order, the horn warning was divided into three levels. At this time, it was only a level three warning, and most of the soldiers were still lying down. , only the five hundred men closest to the camp gate were neatly dressed and walked out of the camp. In this way, the soldiers would not be exhausted and disordered because of a small enemy attack.
After a while, the scout ran back and reported loudly: "General, here is a group of cavalry, guarding a carriage in the middle, about three to four hundred people."
Wen Hao was also a smart man. He had already guessed that the old gentleman Li Jian was talking about was coming. He waved his hand and ordered: "Three hundred cavalry will form an array outside the camp, and the others will go back to their tents to rest!"
At this time, Fan Lihua also heard the warning horn, and walked out of the big tent fully clothed. She listened to the sound of horse hooves getting closer and said, "Husband, Li Jian should be from the Li family in Longxi. The old gentleman he is talking about may be the head of the Li family. If we can get the full help of the Li family, Xiangwu will be at your fingertips!"
Wen Hao was a military householder living at the bottom of society. He didn't have much idea about those aristocratic families. He frowned and said, "Is the Li family so powerful?"
Fan Lihua smiled and said: "The Li family has been operating in Longxi for hundreds of years. It has a deep foundation and various forces are intertwined. Not to mention Xiangwucheng, there are many of them in Chang'an and Luoyang. And to these people, they The first one to be loyal to is the Li family, and then the court. Even when the emperor is here, he must be courteous to these big families, not to mention that Yang You is just a child. It may be difficult to make the Li family surrender based on Yu Wenji alone."
A thousand-year-old family, a hundred-year-old dynasty. A family pays attention to its heritage and long history. Whether it is the Yang family or the Yuwen family, no matter how powerful they are, they cannot deserve the title of aristocratic family. In fact, people like Yuwen In the family, since Yuwen Shu, the brothers Yu Wenhuaji and Yuwen Zhiji have been somewhat out of the spotlight. Another son of Yu Wenshu, Yuwen Shiji, married Yang Guang’s daughter Princess Nanyang. In order to avoid suspicion, when Yang Guang was in power, , he lost the right to participate in politics. Now that Yang Guang is dead, Yu Wenhuaji is in charge, but he still does not reuse Yu Wenshiji. For what reason, only Yu Wenhuaji himself knows clearly. The situation of the Yang family is actually It wasn't much better. After Yang Su died, he left seven sons. Yang Xuangan was indeed a talent, but his six younger brothers were too ordinary.
The Li family is different. After thousands of years of hard work, especially in the land of Longxi, most county officials come from the Li family, or are inextricably linked to the Li family. Especially in the subordinate official class, basically all
They are from the Li family. Never look down upon these low-ranking subordinates. No matter how capable the county officials are, things will still not work out without these subordinates. Therefore, regardless of Yu Wenhuaji and his support
The little emperor is in Xiangwu City, but what they say may not be as effective as Mrs. Li. Fan Lihua has keenly noticed this.
Wen Hao listened to Fan Lihua's analysis of the situation in Longxi and couldn't help frowning: "So, Longxi does not belong to the Sui Dynasty, but to their Li family!"
Fan Lihua sneered and said, "You really think about Liu Ziqiu, but do you really know what Liu Ziqiu'an is thinking?"
Before Wen Hao could answer, Fan Lihua continued: "Liu Ziqiu supported Yang Tan to become the emperor. How is it different from Yu Wenji and Yang Xuangan? Among these people, the Nu family felt that Li Yuan of Luoyang might be sincerely interested in the imperial court.
After all, he is a relative of the emperor, not some unrelated person."
Wen Hao shook his head and said firmly: "I have no control over what the lord wants to do. If there is no lord, how can I be with you? For this reason, I, Wen Hao, will follow the lord all my life!"
Fan Lihua said disdainfully: "This small favor has bought you off."
Wen Hao suddenly grinned and said: "Being able to marry you is the happiest thing in my life. How can it be a small favor?"
"Poor talk!" All women like to hear compliments, and Fan Lihua is no exception. She was so happy that she stopped worrying about Liu Ziqiu'an's thoughts and said with a smile, "In fact, a big family that can really control a county, if you look at it,
There are not many in the world. If you want to achieve great things, why care about the gains and losses of a city or a place? The Li family controls Longxi, so let them continue to control it. Your lord's biggest enemy at the moment is Yu Wenhuaji.
Isn’t it difficult to deal with culture and other things?”
Wen Hao also came to his senses and said, "That's right! If you hadn't reminded me, I almost missed something important."
Fan Lihua's face straightened and she said: "However, the slave family has one more request. Yang You is just a child. When Xiangwu is captured, his safety must be guaranteed at all costs. Empress Xiao has always been kind to the slave family, and the slave family does not want it.
Those children were hurt. If Liu Ziqiu really takes over the world in the future, you must persuade him to let those children go, otherwise the slave family will never care about you again!"
The couple had been talking for a while, and the team of people had already arrived. The first person in front was Li Jian, the magistrate of Changsong County. Li Jian rode his horse over, cupped his hands and said, "Two generals, the head of my family has come to pay a visit in person, and I would like to invite you two."
The general bowed to greet him."
Unexpectedly, the head of the Li family was so arrogant. Wen Hao was displeased and was about to refuse when he heard Fan Lihua already laughing and said: "The old gentleman has come from afar. I and the younger generation will go out to welcome you. Please come to Mr. Li."
lead the way!"
In fact, in the eyes of these big families, the two unknown young generals from Jincheng are really not worthy of the condescension of their family master. If Li Jian hadn't repeatedly stated that this army is different from other armies and deserves to be accepted, Mrs. Li would have
He would never come all night. At this moment, Mr. Li had already sat up from the carriage and was silently observing the situation in the camp through the curtain of the carriage.
Mr. Li is over sixty years old. He has experienced many troubled times in his life and has seen many armies. After looking at the layout of the camp and the surrounding fortifications, he couldn't help but nod secretly, knowing that the person leading the army must be well versed in the art of war. Then he looked at the enemy on the other side.
The group of cavalry that came over was not large in number, only about 300 people, but the formation was neat and powerful, and it actually outshone the guards accompanying him.
As the head of the Li family, his safety is very involved, so Mr. Li's escort team is also 300 people, but they are all the elite of the Li family's private soldiers. They are well-equipped and highly skilled in martial arts. Among them, there are many people who can move up and down the world.
Strangers. Such three hundred people are enough to equal thousands of troops. Many people's legs will tremble involuntarily when they stand in front of these guards. In terms of personal martial arts, the three hundred cavalry opposite may not be the opponent of his team of guards.
But these three hundred people combined together are definitely a force that cannot be underestimated.
At this time, Wen Hao and Fan Lihua led three hundred cavalry to the front. Wen Hao raised his long spear in his hand and shouted loudly: "Welcome to Mr. Li!"
"Welcome to Mr. Li!" The three hundred cavalrymen pulled out their steel swords in unison, shouting like a thunderbolt in a clear sky, frightening Mr. Li who was about to get out of the car and almost fell to the ground.
Seeing the steel knives in the hands of the cavalry, Mr. Li couldn't help but narrowed his eyes. The blades of these steel knives were slender and shining with cold light, and they were sharp at first sight. Mr. Li was very familiar with the situation in the counties around Longxi. The soldiers of Jincheng County
Horses would never have such sophisticated equipment. Moreover, the shapes of these steel knives were extremely strange. They were neither like the ring-headed knives commonly used in the Sui army, nor like the scimitars of nomadic tribes. Mr. Li immediately became interested in the origin of this cavalry.
Got suspicious.
In fact, Mrs. Li guessed well. These steel swords were sabers specially made for cavalry in accordance with Liu Ziqiu's requirements. They also used advanced steel-clad technology and could easily split iron armor and cut off the opponent's weapons. However, Li
The old man didn't know yet that the defensive capabilities of the armor on these cavalry were ten times higher than ordinary armor, and ordinary bows and arrows could not do anything to them. After capturing important passes such as Linjing Pass and Jincheng Pass, these cavalry were used as infantry.
The result was only 1,500 casualties due to the sophisticated equipment. Most of the 1,500 casualties were injured by boulders thrown from the city wall, or they fell from long ladders.
The actual injuries caused by bows, arrows, swords and guns account for only a very small part.
However, Old Mrs. Li's vision was indeed extraordinary as he could see the opponent's flaws with just a steel knife. After the two sides met and exchanged greetings, he suddenly and casually said, "General Wen, in order to welcome me, you are...