Chapter five hundred and eighty sixth hit the stone with an egg
The sword rang in the box last night, and the sad song of Yan and Zhao was the most unfair;
The flowing water is murmuring, the clouds are green, and there is nowhere to send Jing Qing!
——"Crossing the Yishui" by Chen Zilong (Ming Dynasty)
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After Shi Siming captured Bianzhou without bloodshed, the war was about to break out.
The sky above Luoyang was filled with war clouds.
Several Tang Army scout teams were attacked by rebel cavalry. In view of this, Liu Yidao, the brigade commander of the scout battalion, once again sent the Lone Eagle Team to the front line for reconnaissance.
On this day, the Lone Eagle Squadron was ordered to survey the enemy's situation in the Zhengzhou area and gradually approached the rebel forward troops.
The war is imminent, and this area is in ruins and hundreds of miles desolate.
Everyone was on high alert when suddenly they saw a trail of smoke appearing in the distance.
Eagle Eyes had extraordinary eyesight, and when he took a closer look, he saw a cavalry in front of him running away in a hurry. Behind him, a hundred paces away, dozens of rebel horsemen shouted loudly and chased them.
The lone eagle scouts looked at each other, roared up, and after a hail of arrows, shot down a dozen Hu cavalrymen off their horses.
When the hunted man saw the Tang soldiers rescuing him, he felt relieved, fell off his horse, fell to the ground, and fainted.
The hunted man was covered in blood and shot by several arrows, but he survived only because the arrow wounds were not in critical areas.
This man is dressed as a commoner, but he is riding a rebel war horse, which is very suspicious.
Bai Fu hurriedly stopped the bleeding and treated his injuries. He applied gold wound medicine and a simple bandage, and the man woke up slowly.
After calming down, the person briefly introduced the whole story.
It turned out that this man's name was Tian Xue, he had escaped from Bianzhou, and he was a personal soldier of Tian Shengong, the general of the Tang army.
Xu Shuji, the commander-in-chief of Bianzhou, surrendered with the city. The thieves were very powerful, so Tian Shengong pretended to surrender to Shi Siming, but in fact he had his heart set on the Tang Dynasty.
Tian Shengong learned the details of the rebels through several pre-war meetings with the rebels, and then drew a detailed map of the rebels' strategic intentions, troop deployment, etc.
Since the Tang Army Pigeon Mail Station in Bianzhou was destroyed by the rebels, the message could not be sent by pigeon mail. Tian Shengong ordered his confidant Tian Xue to disguise himself and secretly handed the map to Shuofang Army coach Li Guangbi.
Unexpectedly, Tian Ho was discovered by a group of rebel scouts when he was crossing the rebel blockade in Zhengzhou. Tian Ho rushed left and right, slashing forward and back, killing many rebel cavalry and staining his shirt with blood.
While Tian Ho was slashing with his sword, a rope noose suddenly flew out from behind and just happened to wrap around his upper body. With a sudden pull, Hu General pulled Tian Ho off his horse and tied him up immediately.
Rebel scouts discovered the map during a body search.
Seeing this, the rebel scouts knew that Tian Hoe was not an ordinary deserter from the Tang army and would be rewarded if he was escorted back to the camp. So he did not kill him and bandaged his wounds.
Tian Hoe lost too much blood and was seriously injured. The rebel scouts did not tie him up. They got a stretcher and set it up between two horses. They put Tian Hoe on the stretcher and let the two horses carry him and move slowly.
There were only a few rebel cavalry on both sides of Tian Hoe. They didn't even look at Tian Hoe because they didn't believe that this man who was seriously injured and dying could still escape.
Tian Hoe gradually recovered some of his strength and secretly observed the rebel cavalry, waiting for the best opportunity to escape.
The march after the fierce battle made the rebel scouts feel exhausted, and the cavalry guarding the fields began to show signs of fatigue. They dozed off, and their bodies on the horses were swaying.
If you don’t run away now, wait until later!
Tian Hoe didn't know where he got the strength, so he jumped up from the stretcher and pounced on the rebel cavalry beside him. The opponent was taking a nap, and before he could react, he was pushed hard from his horse by Tian Hoe.
Tian Hoe snatched the rebel scout's bow and arrow, whipped his horse, and fled the road.
Tian Ho's horse galloped all the way, and the rebel cavalry struggled to catch up. Due to Tian Ho's excellent archery skills, the rebel cavalry did not dare to get too close.
Arrows flew back and forth from both sides. Although Tian Hoe killed a few people, he was also hit by several arrows. He was walking on the edge of collapse until he was rescued by Lone Eagle Scout.
"Where's the map?"
The scholar put the knife on the captured rebel's neck. The Hu general looked arrogant and would rather die than answer.
Bai Furen didn't have long to live, so he stepped forward with a cold look in his eyes.
Without saying a word, Bai Fu took out a silver needle and stuck it into Hu Jiang's acupuncture point. Hu Jiang suddenly felt that his whole body was being bitten by thousands of ants, itching and painful, and he was writhing and rolling on the ground, screaming repeatedly.
Bai Fu was brutally tortured in Tianlao, and the torture methods used were not something ordinary people could endure.
In less than a stick of incense, General Hu couldn't bear it anymore and started chattering a lot of Turkic words. Only then did Bai Fu stop.
The Lone Wolf dialogue continued: "After Tian Hoe escaped, they divided into two groups, chasing Tian Hoe all the way and escorting the map back to the camp."
Tian Hoe cried with tears: "Generals, this map is not only extremely precious, but it is also related to the lives of my generals. I beg you to snatch it back!"
Before anyone could answer, Hawkeye had already released Hai Dongqing to investigate.
Haidongqing fluttered its wings and circled several times, already hundreds of feet high in the sky. While the falcon was circling, it screamed from time to time and changed its flying posture.
Looking at the Falcon from a distance for a moment, the Eagle Eye said: "For dozens of miles ahead, there is only one rebel cavalry team, about seven or eight people. They are probably the rebel scouts Tian Hoe mentioned.
They are more than ten miles away from us and are traveling slowly, so we should be able to catch up."
Everyone was overjoyed and shouted: "Then rush over and snatch the map back."
Bai Fu saw that Eagle Eye's face was solemn and he seemed to have something to say, so he asked: "Eagle Eye, is there any enemy situation nearby?"
Hawkeye nodded and said: "The rebel vanguard battalion of two thousand cavalry is thirty miles away from us and is also moving slowly in this direction.
If we are fast, we can take back the map before the rebel vanguard camp; but if they also rush forward with their entire army, we will just hit them head-on!"
Everyone looked at each other.
At this time, Lone Eagle Scout was hundreds of miles away from the Tang army's camp, and there were no other reinforcements around.
Although the Lone Eagle Scouts are all highly skilled in martial arts, the opponent has thousands of cavalry and their strength is vastly different.
Stealing the chicken is losing the rice. If you move forward rashly, once you encounter a large group of rebel cavalry, it will be like hitting a stone with an egg.
Everyone was silent, thinking about how to deal with the enemy.
Bai Fu's face was expressionless, his mind running at high speed.
Whether to retreat or to attack, we must make a decision in the shortest possible time. And this decision will affect the lives of every comrade.
Bai Fu thought for a moment, and a fire ignited in his eyes.
Bai Fu said decisively: "I can handle the seven or eight rebel scouts by myself. You take your hoe and the prisoners and leave first."
Eagle Eye said proudly: "Xiao Bailong, you don't know the art of tracking. Only by following you can I find this group of scouts."
The lone wolf crossed his arms and said coldly: "How can I, the old wolf, not be part of the fight? My red charcoal fire dragon colt is one of the best in a million. I promise to take back the map before the rebel vanguard camp."
Tian Xue put his right hand on his chest and said with a solemn and solemn expression: "Tian is not talented and is willing to die with all the generals!"
Luo Tuoer became anxious, scratched his head and said, "No, no, we can't do such a lively thing without me."
The scholar folded the folding fan and said with a smile: "Little White Dragon, whether it is Longtan or Tiger's Den, let's go together!
During the Battle of Beikou, Luotuo'er and I guarded Eagle Fort. We didn't succeed in the battle, and we have always been grudges about it. We can't let it fall behind again this time."
Bai Fu knew that everyone was using excuses to allow his comrades to risk their lives, and it was definitely not the Lone Eagle Scout's fault.
Know heroes and value heroes!
Bai Fu did not hesitate, nodded, and said neatly: "In that case, no nonsense, let's set off immediately!"