When Lifa lowered his head, he saw a long spear being slowly pulled out from his chest, blood gushing out. His right hand holding the scimitar wanted to slash across it, but he couldn't find the strength. Then, his
His body slowly fell backwards, his eyes swept over the soldiers who were still fighting fiercely around him, and finally settled on a patch of blue sky and white clouds.
The big black man led all the soldiers to fight all the way, and actually wiped out all Qi Lifa's men who entered Xinkou Town. Originally, Qi Lifa's men were all warriors who had survived many battles, but they were scattered everywhere and were busy
It was difficult to effectively organize the looting of property, so it was defeated so quickly. Even so, Liu Wuzhou's soldiers still suffered heavy casualties. Even the highest officer of the army, a captain under Liu Wuzhou, died in the battle. The soldiers then
They elected the big black man as their leader, and under his leadership they occupied Mount Chenghou.
Chenghou Mountain is not very high, but the terrain is dangerous. There is only a long and narrow valley in the middle for the cavalry to pass through. The people who survived the catastrophe in Xinkou Town also organized and joined their team. They camped on the slopes on both sides of the long valley.
A large number of rolling logs and rocks were thrown. When another small tribe passed through the valley, the rolling logs and rocks on the hillside were pushed down one after another, not only killing and injuring many Turkic knights, but also completely blocking the road.
At this time, Liu Wuzhou's tribe Huang Ziying heard the news and hurried over with a troop of troops. Huang Ziying was originally the deputy general of Yingyang Mansion in Mayi, and Liu Wuzhou's army was mainly composed of soldiers from Yingzhao Yang Mansion in Mayi.
These soldiers on Chenghou Mountain can all be regarded as Huang Ziying's old subordinates. Huang Ziying knew very well how powerful the Turks were, and also knew that Liu Wuzhou was relying on the power of the Turks, so the first thing he did when he came to Chenghou Mountain was to order
The big black man who took the lead in fighting the Turks was arrested.
When they learned that the black man had been arrested, the soldiers were furious, and the people in Xinkou Town also went to Huang Ziying to petition. Huang Ziying did not dare to deal with the black man at will for a while, so he had to order his soldiers to temporarily take him into custody, and sent Pegasus to do so.
Go to Yanmen and report this place to Liu Wuzhou. It was already two days later when Liu Wuzhou rushed back from Yanmen.
Welcoming Liu Wuzhou into the camp, Huang Ziying immediately ordered people to escort the big black man up, cupped his hands and said: "My lord, he is the one who blocked the road of the Turks."
The big black man shouted at the top of his lungs: "My lord is the general of the Sui Dynasty, how can we allow the Turks to slaughter the people of the Sui Dynasty? My lord even killed his subordinates, but they still refused to accept it!"
Huang Ziying said angrily: "You are about to die, but you still dare to speak harshly in front of the Lord!"
Liu Wuzhou waved his hand, walked up to the big black man, and asked in a deep voice: "What's your name?"
The big black man raised his head and said loudly: "If you don't change your name in a certain profession, and don't change your surname in your job, that's Yuchi Gong!"
It turned out that Yuchigong returned to Mayi after breaking up with Liu Ziqiu outside the Shaolin Temple and wanted to join the army. However, the Sui Dynasty implemented the government military system, and non-military households could not join the army. Yuchigong opened a blacksmith shop in Mayi. Later, it happened that
Liu Wuzhou killed Wang Rengong and recruited troops aggressively, so Yuchi Gong found an opportunity to join the army. However, Liu Wuzhou only reused the original soldiers. Yuchi Gong had martial arts skills, but he only did odd jobs and had little chance to show off.
, until this time he met Qi Lifa in Xinkou Town, which was the first battle he participated in.
Liu Wuzhou stared at Yu Chigong for a while, then suddenly drew out his sword. In a flash of cold light, the sword had been placed on Yu Chigong's neck. Yu Chigong opened his eyes wide and stared at Liu Wuzhou without any fear. Liu Wuzhou's wrist was seen flicking
Shaking, the sword drew a circle around Yuchi Gong, and with a "choking" sound, it was re-sheathed.
Yuchi Gongjing's face was full of surprise. He moved his body slightly, but the rope that was originally tied to his body had been broken into pieces and fell to the ground. Yuchi Gongjing raised his head and glanced at Liu Wuzhou, and asked in surprise: "My lord, you won't kill me?"
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Liu Wuzhou laughed and said: "Yu Chigong, you are indeed a good man. From now on, you will be Liu's general, the Tiger General!"
"Thank you, lord!" Yu Chigong was stunned for a moment, and then he realized what he was doing. He clasped his fists towards Liu Wuyiyi and said, "Please tell me lord, my subordinates are free to make their own decisions and intercept the Turks at the foot of Chenghou Mountain. I'm afraid that my lord will be harmed."
I hope my lord will make a decision soon!"
Yuchigong was a Xianbei, not a Han, and he didn't have much experience with the sufferings suffered by the Han people. Moreover, although he was rough on the surface, but actually had a delicate mind, he naturally understood that Liu Wuzhou was able to occupy the three counties only because of the support of the Turks. In the past, he was just
An ordinary soldier can follow his temper. Now that he has become a general, he naturally has to consider issues in a direction that is beneficial to Liu Wuzhou.
Liu Wuzhou waved his hand and said: "It is only the Turkic Qilifa tribe that is causing harm to Xinkou Town, and it has nothing to do with the blocking and Gongcheng tribes south of Chenghou Mountain. They have been detained here for two or three days, and they should be released.
They went back. In this case, Liu sent two people over to talk to them. Yuchi Gong, you immediately organize people to clear away the stones and trees blocking the road."
Yuchi respectfully agreed and was about to go out to clean up the stones and trees on the road when he suddenly saw a soldier rushing in, kneeling on the ground and saying loudly: "My lord, the Turks and horses on the other side of Chenghou Mountain have disappeared!"
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"It's broken! This road is blocked, they must have gone south!" Liu Wu was stunned on Monday, looking up to the sky and sighing, "Yu Chigong, do you think Liu doesn't hate these Turks? But the Turks are powerful, and suddenly
, Liu had no choice but to make excuses with them. Liu finally persuaded Duoji to return to the north. If they go back one day earlier, the place will be peaceful one day earlier. Now those people have turned around and gone south, and they don’t know how many people they will harm! Alas, you are like this
Something was done wrong!”
These words were just Liu Wuzhou's fallacies, but Yuchi Gong was really moved by him. He lowered his head and said, "Please punish me, my lord!"
Liu Wuzhou shook his head and said: "It won't help to punish you now. Don't be reckless next time. Let's clean up the road now."
It was easy to throw a large number of stones and trees from the hillside, and it was not a simple matter to clean them up. There were no large machinery at that time, so they had to be carried by hand and shoulder. In addition, the road was very narrow, and it was difficult for people to move around.
The work lasted for a whole day and night before a passage was barely opened. Yuchi Gong took a breath and was about to report his merits to Liu Wuzhou when he saw smoke and dust rising again from the south of the passage, and a group of cavalry swept in.
Yuchigong thought it was the Turks who had left and returned, so he couldn't help being frightened. He ordered the soldiers to go up the mountain to form a formation, and he rode alone in the middle of the road with a long spear.
I saw the men and horses on the opposite side getting closer and closer. The first one was also holding a long spear, but he was a Han. Looking at those people again, their clothes were messy, their faces were disheveled, and they had all kinds of weapons in their hands. Where were the Turks, they were clearly a group of thieves.
Yuchi Gong waved his long sword and shouted sternly: "Yu Chigong, the general under General Liu of the Sui Dynasty, is here. Anyone who comes here will be killed quickly!"
His face is as black as coal, his body is like an iron tower, he sits upright on the horse with majesty, and he has the aura that if one man is in charge, he is invincible.
When the man opposite saw him, he suddenly got off his horse, prostrated on the ground, and said loudly: "I am Song Jingang, and I have come to join General Liu. I hope the general will introduce him to you!"
Yuchi Gong did not dare to be careless. He rode his horse over, leaned forward, stretched his arms lightly, grabbed Song Jingang, and lifted him onto the horse. Everyone behind Song Jingang screamed in surprise, waving their weapons, and wanted to come.
Recapture Song Jingang.
Song Jingang was unusually calm and said loudly: "You will wait here and I will follow General Yuchi wherever he goes!"
Seeing Song Jingang's performance, Yu Chigong was also quite surprised. He nodded secretly and said, "Don't worry, General Liu is a wise man. As long as you sincerely surrender to General Liu, I guarantee that nothing will happen to you."
It turned out that, taking advantage of the chaos in the world, Song Jingang also raised a rebel army in Yizhou, attacked and seized counties, and the momentum grew. Unexpectedly, the good times did not last long, and the famous Sui general Zhang Xutuo personally led an army to suppress the Song Dynasty.
King Kong was defeated in the first battle, and was even more defeated in the second battle. He had to lead the surviving 4,000-odd troops to flee westward and enter Loufan. Loufan had just suffered a scourge from the Turks and was in chaos. There was no serious local government.
, Song Jingang and his group came and went freely, and therefore heard about Liu Wuzhou's name. At this moment, the teams of the two tribes, Dulu and Gongchengzhan, retreated from Chenghou Mountain and turned eastward, wanting to go around.
Returning to the grassland, I met Song Jingang.
Although these two tribes have a large number of people, their combat effectiveness is far inferior to that of Qi Lifa's remnants. On the contrary, although Song Jingang's men are poorly equipped, they all crawled out from the pile of dead people and started fighting without risking their lives.
They seemed to be a hundred times more powerful than the Turks. When they met on a narrow road, the brave would win. After a battle, the Turks' soldiers and horses were defeated. Even Dulu and Gongchengzhan themselves lost their lives. Song Jingang defeated Dulu and Gongcheng.
Zhan took all the property and women he had robbed and turned to Liu Wuzhou. Those property and women were his gifts to Liu Wuzhou.
Liu Wuzhou was in a good mood after adding such a new force out of thin air. He immediately appointed Song Jingang as a general and kept him in the camp for a banquet.
Song Jingang had been familiar with military books since he was a child and was quite familiar with the art of war. Today, he joined Liu Wuzhou's command and was determined to achieve great achievements. After three rounds of drinking, Song Jingang, relying on his drunkenness, advised: "Now the chaos of the Sui Dynasty has been determined.
My lord has the support of Turks, so why not hold high the banner and plot the world?"
Liu Wuzhou actually had this intention for a long time, but Huang Ziying, who he relied on for help, always thought that the time was not yet ripe. Now after listening to Song Jingang's words, Liu Wuzhou couldn't help but feel that he was too late to meet him. He nodded repeatedly and said: "If Liu succeeds,
The honor and glory of great events should be shared with General Song!"
Song Jingang immediately prostrated himself on the ground and said loudly: "I am willing to go through fire and water for Your Majesty, even if I die!"
Liu Wuzhou laughed loudly, helped Song Jingang up, and asked again: "I wonder if General Song has a wife?"