Wolf smoke ignited again on Jingzhou City, thick and strong, more than twice as thick as at dawn, which shows the critical situation.
Li Shi's Tangqi, Huangfu Rang's Baiqi, and Li Zhao's car camp issued warnings one after another, and sharp whistles came and went.
An earth dragon rose from the southeast, rolled over, and approached for more than a mile in the blink of an eye.
Listening to the horn sound getting louder and louder, you don't need to guess to know that it is the Huqi team hiding in Quaigu County.
Yang Shu angrily cursed: "This thief..."
I had a little hope, but it was gone in the blink of an eye...
Just after a slight turn of events, we are now in dire straits again?
You can kill people with just a nod of your head, you might as well take a quick stab...
Zhang Jingzhi's eyes narrowed slightly, staring at the enemy cavalry getting closer and closer, and said solemnly: "The dust smoke is about two miles, and it is intermittent. It seems that there are only two thousand cavalry at most... Well, isn't it?"
His eyes widened, and he stretched his neck hard, his voice trembling slightly, "If Duke Xi was defeated, or Li Jishi was defeated, the number of thieves who came to support should not be just this small, and the lineup would not be so scattered.
..."
Zhang Jingzhi's voice got louder and louder as he spoke, and the joy on his face grew stronger: "This group of thieves don't look like they are coming for help, but they look like they are running for their lives?"
Yang Shu was stunned and glared at Zhang Jingzhi again: Are you drunk?
If they were trying to escape for their lives, why didn't this group of Huqi flee to an open area instead of infiltrating into the military formation?
Could it be that he came to save Liu Huiwang?
Joke!
Is Liu Huiwang his father or his son?
But if he spoke too loudly, he might get slapped in the face. Yang Shu just muttered a few words in his heart, said no more, and stretched his neck to take a look.
In fact, when they heard that officers and soldiers were fleeing from the southeast, they had already guessed: Xi Kangsheng had fallen into a trap...
The rebels were not limited to Liu Huiwang under Jingzhou City and Hu Qi inside Quaigu City.
It might even be more than doubled, and maybe even stronger than Xi Kangsheng.
Otherwise, where did those defeated troops come from?
Therefore, nine times out of ten, Li Yun from South Road has been defeated.
As for Xi Kangsheng?
God knows...
Otherwise, why had the battle at Jingzhou City been fought for half a day and turned into a mess, but Xi Kangsheng, let alone rescue, did not even send a probing horse to take a look?
Yang Shu wondered whether Xi Kangsheng ran to rescue Li Yun, but followed in his footsteps and jumped into the trap?
Now that I think about it, from beginning to end, Liu Huiwang was just a bait, put out to trick Xi Kangsheng into taking the bait.
But that’s an army of fifty thousand?
Yang Shu's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot: "In Li Chengzhi's words, even fifty thousand pigs would have to be killed for a while, let alone just one night?"
"So, it's not necessarily bad news... It's very possible that as I said: this group of Huqi were chased here..."
Zhang Jingzhi calmed down and said, "In all likelihood, Duke Xi and Li Qishi have defeated the rebel army and forced this group of Huqi to flee for their lives..."
"Where do you get the confidence to say such a thing?" Yang Shu sneered, "Afraid you don't even believe it yourself, but you use it to fool me?"
"It's not that I have confidence, but that of Li Chengzhi!" Zhang Jingzhi breathed out a heavy breath and pointed down again, "Do you think this military formation is at all in a state of panic?"
Yang Shu took a look and suddenly realized.
No wonder Zhang Jingzhi didn’t panic at all?
The white-armored phalanx remained as stable as a rock. Even though the monk soldiers rushed forward and attacked one after another, it never swayed even an inch.
A thick layer of corpses has been laid out in front of the two armies. The monk soldiers used them as stepping stones and wanted to fly down and pounce on them.
But the result can only be death faster.
Starting from the fourth row, the spears are all raised diagonally. After passing the first three rows of spearmen, there are still six or seven feet exposed in front of the formation.
As soon as the monk soldier jumped up, he was hung on the tip of his spear...
Li Chengzhi is as tall as a mountain, looking quietly to the southeast.
The earth dragon is getting closer and closer, less than two miles away from the two formations...
At some point, Li Song also joined the formation and stayed beside Li Chengzhi.
There are about a hundred riders under the ladder, and the ladder is surrounded by water. If you look carefully, you can find that they are all the younger generation of the Li family: Li Liang, Li Zhang, Li Xian, Li Rui, Li Ming...
"Lang Jun..." Li Song cupped his fists and bowed his body slightly, as if he didn't dare to look into Li Chengzhi's eyes, "You go into the stronghold and have a rest for a while, and change the servants to practice hard..."
At this juncture, do you want me to enter the village and train with you instead?
Li Song, are you not drunk?
Li Chengzhi turned his head suspiciously. When he saw the tragic look on Li Song's face and the disciples standing in the audience, his face suddenly darkened: "His head was kicked by a donkey?"
Li Song clearly wanted him to run for his life.
"Lang Jun, it has been nearly two hours since the fierce battle at dawn. If there is a victory, it is impossible for Duke Xi and Li Qishi not to send even a fast horse... This is obviously a defeat..."
"Defeat?" Li Chengzhi chuckled, "Li Song, you underestimated Xi Kangsheng..."
He didn't know what Li Yun was like, but Xi Kangsheng's reputation shouldn't be too loud.
According to later historical records, after the pacification of Jingzhou, Xi Kangsheng was moved to the position of governor of Jingzhou and continued to guard the five states in Guanzhong. Then he killed all the rebel soldiers and refugees who were coerced by Liu Huiwang and participated in the rebellion, totaling tens of thousands.
There are even rumors that the two Buddhist caves in the south of Qingyang and in the north of Jingchuan were built by Xi Kangsheng to suppress the ghosts of injustice.
Only a few people have died now, and even the two grottoes are gone. Do you expect Xi Kangsheng to lose?
Even if he, the butterfly, puffed up his arms and slapped Xi Kangsheng a few times, he should be fanning Xi Kangsheng stronger and stronger. There is no reason to fan Xi Kangsheng weaker and weaker...
"Use your brain, Li Song..."
Li Chengzhi groaned as if he had toothache, "The army of fifty thousand is really going to collapse. How can it be possible that even a single fish that slips through the net can't escape? The mountains and plains are absolutely full of defeated troops... But it's been two hours,
How many of Li Zhaola have you seen coming back?"
Li Song's eyes suddenly bulged: Yes, where is Li Zhao?
Let him take over the defeated troops, but no one has been seen for two hours?
And Li Shi, I asked him to investigate, but he didn’t get back any movement for half a day?
If there really was a war, Li Shi had too few soldiers, so he would not dare to get close. So it is not surprising that he could not find any information.
But no matter who wins or loses, there will definitely be a collapse.
It makes no sense that it’s been half a day. Li Zhao can’t pick up anyone, right?
Unless there was no big war at all?
Or maybe there were hundreds of thousands of rebels who surrounded the battlefield into an iron barrel and wiped out all 50,000 officers and soldiers without missing a single one?
Impossible!
What is the concept of hundreds of thousands?
The number of rebels and refugees under Liu Huiwang's command is less than 100,000. Look how extensive this camp is.
A full radius of four or five miles...
Xi Kangsheng is not blind. How can he not see so many people?
Li Song always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't explain it for a while.
Li Chengzhi had some guesses, but firstly, he was not sure, and secondly, he had no time, so he did not explain, but quickly issued an order: "Instruct Huangfu to step aside, Li Zhao, Li Shi, etc. return to camp immediately... Instruct Li Zhao to lead the car.
The battalion entered the formation, and after Huangfu gave way to return to the camp, Li Feng was ordered to lead the cavalry camp, each guarding the left and right wings of the formation. Once the enemy cavalry came to attack, immediately retreat three miles to the west..."
The flag soldiers responded respectfully, raised the green signal flag, and waved it quickly southward several times.
Later, perhaps after receiving a message similar to "received", the flag soldier lowered the green flag and raised a red flag...
Not long after, there was another whistle in the distance, but it was no longer as sharp as before, the tone was much gentler, and it was long and lingering.
This means that the situation has eased slightly. It seems that the enemy cavalry did not rush directly towards the military formation.
The whistle is getting closer and closer, and along with the smoke and dust, we are retreating towards the camp.
……
Two moments later, all the generals of the Baijia Battalion gathered under the watchtower to decide whether to defend, attack or withdraw, just waiting for Li Chengzhi's order.
Li Chengzhi stared closely at the front lines of the two armies, which were still fighting fiercely.
For some reason, the group of Huqi did not join the battlefield immediately, but all entered the camp?
The situation was not too critical, so he made no arrangements for the time being and called back all the generals.
It’s a good time to ask what has happened in the past half day.
Li Chengzhi glanced down, looked at the generals, and finally fixed his gaze on Li Shi: "Speak!"
Li Shi raised his head and respectfully reported:
"Following the order of Mr. Lang, I led Tangqi to scout the southeast. However, less than ten miles out of the camp, I saw a large group of Huqi wandering about ten miles east of the city. Judging from the formation, it was at least three to four thousand, and the front line
It stretches extremely long, reaching ten miles to the south.
When I waited, the officers and soldiers who had retreated from the west had disappeared. They had probably been killed or kidnapped by rogue thieves, so Li Zhao never received anyone.
Huangfu let Li Zhao stay where he was, while his servants took Tangqi to the southeast to explore. However, Hu Qi was on very tight guard. As long as we came a little closer, the enemy cavalry would definitely send troops to drive us away. But the strange thing is that as long as we retreated to the original route,
,Hu Qi ignored it?
I couldn't beat him, I couldn't go around him, so I didn't find anything, so I didn't report it to the king...
Until two moments ago, Hu Qi suddenly closed his line and seemed to be attacking the army. The servant and General Huangfu discussed whether to meet the enemy on the spot or return to camp immediately. But before the discussion was completed, they received a message from Lang Jun.
, I will withdraw our troops and return to the camp in a moment..."
Halfway through, Li Shi's face was full of shame. He pointed to a few strong men kneeling a few feet away and were tied like rice dumplings. He lowered his head and said: "It's my servant who is incompetent. For three whole days, I didn't even know that the army was under my nose."
Have you always been hiding someone?
It was hidden in a dry ditch about a mile south of the camp. Judging from the traces, it had been hidden for at least three days... If it hadn't been for the retreat of the camp, a van accidentally ran down the slope and overturned into the ditch.
One of them was trapped under the car, otherwise he would have been fooled by these bastards.
Li Chengzhi's face turned gloomy, as black as the bottom of a pot: "Spy?"
Good guy.
Hiding about a mile away from the camp?
Could it be that if there is any movement in the Baijia military camp, they can clearly see it?
What do Tangqi eat?
Where is the day patrol officer, where is the night patrol officer...
This is a large camp with tens of thousands of soldiers, but it was hidden under the nose for three days?
A group of generals were all shocked: How is this possible?
Are these people born in the year of the rat?
I can still talk about it at night, but what about during the day?
The village wall is less than one mile wide, and there are at least four arrow towers, equivalent to one every 40 feet.
What's more, within two seconds at most, a group of soldiers would patrol the outer camp, day and night...
How did these people hide for three days without being discovered?
Li Chengzhi's mood can no longer be described as angry.
There is a slight reason, the sky is falling apart and the volcano is erupting...
Li Shi groaned as if he had toothache and looked at the spies, as if he didn't know what to say...
"Forget it... Lang Jun, you better ask!"
Li Shi gritted his teeth fiercely, "I don't know if they are spies, but nine times out of ten, they should be officers and soldiers... But these bastards are not generally hard-boned, and they won't open their mouths when asking for death... they only say that they want to see Zhang
Sima..."
Are they officers and soldiers, not traitors?
Li Chengzhi's surprise suddenly disappeared, and he looked suspicious: If he dares to see Zhang Jingzhi, he must be an officer or soldier.
But Li Shi also said that he was not sure whether he was a spy or not...
This sounds like a linguistic error... Well, that's wrong!
Who said officers and soldiers can't be spies?
Otherwise, why would these bastards hide for three days?
Liu Huiwang's camp is so close, why don't you hide?
Li Chengzhi's face changed suddenly, and he had a vague premonition in his heart.
"How many Hu Qi are there?"
Li Shi was a little confused.
Weren't you asking about the spy? Why did you suddenly jump to the enemy cavalry?
Li Shi was confused, but Ding Ding did not dare to neglect: About two thousand people coming from the west seemed to have received a sudden order, and they set off as soon as they were told to go, and they were traveling very fast.
If this group of enemy cavalry had not taken the lead but chose to pursue them, Huangfu and I would have been fine. But the situation with Li Zhao's cavalry and soldiers is hard to say."
Of course, a horse carrying people on its back is much faster than a cart.
Why did this group of enemy cavalry enter the camp?
Li Chengzhi was a little confused and looked east again.
All that could be seen was that under Liu Huiwang's flag guard, there were thousands of horsemen surrounding him, and there were another thousand or so horsemen, traveling in the east, south and north.
"Why did Hu Qi enter the camp?"
If reinforcements came and saw that Liu Huiwang was in danger and on the verge of collapse, these Huqi should immediately go into battle and attack the formation from both wings.
If you were running for your life, you should have picked up Liu Huiwang and left, instead of chattering for a long time.
We've been chatting for so long, do you think my white-armored army is just a decoration?
Li Chengzhi's face turned cold and he gave an urgent order: "Li Song, order the spear formation to change from defense to offense, but be careful not to go too fast and make progress steadily.
Huangfu Rang and Li Feng each led a brigade of white cavalry to guard the two wings. Remember, one rides two horses, but the men and horses only wear half armor...
If Hu Qi wants to attack, each of them will retreat one mile and only focus on containment. But what if Hu Qi wants to escape?"
Li Chengzhi suddenly paused and laughed coldly: "Don't stop me, just follow me and fly the kite for me boldly. If Hu Qi dares to divide his troops to stop the attack, don't engage in the battle, just leave it to Hu Baozong and Li Liang...
”
"Hu Baozong, Li Liang!" Li Chengzhi's voice suddenly rose a few points.
Hu Baozong was startled and doubtful, and when he heard the shouts, he instinctively responded: "The end is here!"
"Lead the black cavalry, the car camp is on standby at any time!"
What Li Chengzhi meant was that if Hu Qi wanted to fight, Hu Baozong and Li Liang would have nothing to do with him. If he wanted to escape, Li Feng and Huangfu Rang would just take Bai Qi to fly a kite. Hu Qi dared to divide his troops and turn around to stop the attack, leaving it to Hu Baozong and Li Liang.
That’s it!
Although the generals responded quickly, no one was not surprised and doubtful.
The fight hasn't even started yet, why is Lang Jun so sure that the enemy is going to escape?
It seemed that Li Chengzhi was making two-pronged preparations, but these people could tell from his tone that most of Li Chengzhi's arrangements were planning how to pursue the enemy.
The purpose of asking Li Song to speed up the attack is simply to force Liu Huiwang: If he doesn't escape, he will run out of time.
Just as all the generals looked confused, they heard Li Chengzhi shout coldly: "Bring them up?"
After being stunned for several breaths, the military leaders realized that Li Chengzhi was talking about those spies.
Shouldn't it?
How vigilant is the Baijia Battalion?
As the head coach, Li Chengzhi doesn’t even take off his armor and boots when sleeping at night, let alone taking off his clothes, let alone other people?
A bird flew over the camp wall, and the soldiers guarding the archery tower wanted to separate the male and female, let alone the Tibetans.
But it just happened that these four spies hid under your nose for three days?
They were about to prepare for war, but obviously there was no follow-up. All the generals turned around every step of the way, as anxious as a cat scratching...
The four spies are all unattractive in appearance, and no one would notice them if thrown into a crowd.
Even though they were tied up like rice dumplings and even though they were trapped among thousands of troops, none of them seemed to be very afraid.
By this time, Li Chengzhi was 90% certain that these four were officers and soldiers.
But it was precisely because he was an officer and soldier that he became more angry.
I narrowly escaped death, dedicated myself to serving the public good, and even risked my life to quell the rebellion, but why the hell did you send someone to spy on me?
I’ll fuck your uncle...
Seeing that no one was paying attention to them just because they were brought here, the four men quickly looked at each other, exchanged glances, and then all of them shouted: "Li Shuai!"