The sky, which had been sunny for nearly twenty days, finally became cloudy. Before dawn, the wind started blowing on the mountain, causing the pine forest to rumble.
After daybreak, frost flowers were already floating in the sky, and stars were falling bit by bit.
It looks like it's going to snow today.
Standing under the eaves, Li Chengzhi listened quietly, and the sound of the golden drums at the foot of the mountain could be heard clearly.
Not bad, which shows that Li Feng was not lazy and gave the soldiers a holiday just because it might snow.
After walking around the front and back yards of the hall, and seeing that everything was as usual, Li Chengzhi tied up his thin fur, mounted his horse, and walked down the mountain leisurely.
The soldiers still practiced spear formation, but instead of changing formations, they practiced attacking.
Taking the team as a unit, the five teams of soldiers practiced in a good manner. With the roar of "kill, kill, kill", hundreds of wooden spears were quickly thrust out and then quickly withdrawn, which was quite a bit of an iron-blooded killing.<
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Mainly because of its simplicity, besides thorns, it is still thorns.
Secondly, all the soldiers had witnessed the power of this spear formation yesterday. They were novel and excited, so they naturally practiced more diligently.
Li Chengzhi nodded with satisfaction and praised Li Feng a few more words.
Li Feng smiled so hard that his teeth came out.
Just as Li Chengzhi was thinking about whether to reward these soldiers appropriately, a sharp whistle suddenly sounded outside the school grounds.
Li Chengzhi and Li Feng's expressions changed drastically.
This is a sharp whistle for detecting horses. It is an urgent military situation like an invincible attack. It must not be blown randomly.
Li Chengzhi's heart sank suddenly.
Are the rebels coming?
As I was thinking about it, I saw two cavalrymen rushing towards me. The soldiers guarding the gate hurriedly opened the gate of the village and let them into the school grounds.
One of the riders is a probing horse, with a bright red pond flag stuck on its back, indicating that the military situation is like a fire.
The other rider was unrecognizable, he was covered in mud, his face was dirty, black, and stained with blood.
Li Chengzhi's heart was beating wildly.
Is this where Tangqi engaged the enemy?
The two riders ran to the high platform. Tang Qi jumped off his horse neatly, but the other rider's movements were very slow. When he dismounted, he missed the pedals and fell off his horse.
When I looked carefully, I fainted.
Li Feng quickly jumped off the high platform and picked up the fainted one.
At this time, Li Chengzhi realized that the clothes on this man were wrong. He seemed to be a Taoist soldier sent to Li Bai by Taipingguan.
There were no injuries on his body, only a piece of skin on his face was scratched. It didn't look like an injury from a battle, but more like a scratch from falling off a horse...
"What's going on?" he asked sharply.
Tang Qi bowed down and said, "Binglangjun, I will go north to investigate as soon as possible and meet him ten miles away. He said that Deputy Commander Li (Li Bai) was trapped outside Chaona County... I don't know about the rest.
Already..."
Fart!
Li Chengzhi's expression changed suddenly and he almost cursed.
Yesterday, Li Bai sent someone to report that he led his army into Chaona County at dusk the day before yesterday.
We did encounter a lot of rioters on the road, but most of them escaped from Chaona City and fled to Liangzhou and Gaoping Town. They were not rioters.
He also said that he would take a day off and wait for his uncle and the Zhang family to pack up, and then they would set off to return early this morning.
When you come to tell the time again, you are trapped outside Chaona City?
It was only what time, and the person he sent to report the news had already come back. Could it not be said that the Taoist priest who fainted was sent by Li Bai in the middle of the night?
Then when did Li Bai leave Chaona City, and when was he besieged?
Also, where did the bandit soldiers come from, and they were surrounded when they said they were being surrounded?
Thinking of Li Bai's eagerness for success, Li Chengzhi's heart skipped a beat: Could it be that Li Bai, a bastard, met the rebels, got arrogant and took the initiative to go out of the city to attack, and fell into a trap?
He gritted his teeth and yelled: "Wake me up!"
Li Feng yelled twice at the audience, and soldiers immediately ran over carrying water jugs.
A can of ice water was poured on his face, and the Taoist priest suddenly opened his eyes.
"Mr. Li Jialang?"
The Taoist priest screamed and stood up.
"Yesterday at 5 o'clock in the afternoon, a group of rioters came outside the city and massacred the people outside the city. Guo Jijiu was filled with righteous indignation and ordered Commander Li to go out of the city to fight...
Commander Li did not agree at first, so Guo Jijiu said that he would punish him for disobeying his superior. In desperation, Master Li led half a brigade of soldiers out of the city to attack... While repelling the rebels and protecting the people from entering the city, a group of enemy cavalry suddenly appeared...
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Li Chengzhi's eyes bulged: "Who...whose order did you follow?"
The Taoist priest thought Li Chengzhi hadn't heard clearly and said anxiously: "It's Lang Jun, your uncle, Guo Cunxin, the Jingzhou official school offering wine..."
Li Chengzhi's chest bulged, and he was so angry that he wanted to curse her.
He thought Li Bai had fallen into a trap by rushing in, but he didn't expect that he was forced out of the city by his cheap uncle.
Has this brain been kicked by a donkey?
How can you, a visiting relative, have such a holy heart that you insist on sharing your worries for the county magistrate?
Besides, they are not your own soldiers...
Li Chengzhi's heart and liver were trembling with anger.
Li Feng seemed a little unconvinced and asked suspiciously: "You said they were cavalry, are you sure you saw it clearly?"
"With so many horses, how could you be mistaken?" the Taoist priest said with confidence, "There are at least two hundred horses, and they are definitely thieves from Jingzhou...many of them are bald and wearing monk's robes..." "Impossible? A bunch of thieves, where did the horses come from?" Li Feng asked suspiciously.
Li Chengzhi yelled angrily: "Idiot, you listen to the pond newspaper every day, and you hear everything in your donkey ears? The thieves have robbed hundreds of miles outside Jingzhou City, and they have robbed so many farms and forts, and they have also made up for it.
Not a few hundred horses?"
Not to mention a few hundred, if you include the horses, donkeys and mules, Li Chengzhi estimates that it could be in the thousands.
Li Bai was leading pure infantry. Even if the enemy bandit was riding a donkey, he would definitely be faster than him.
If he didn't want to be kited, or even defeated, Li Bai could only form a formation and defend where he was, which would naturally lead to him being trapped.
It's also to blame that Li Chengzhi was too optimistic and listened to Li Bai's words and didn't let him bring the cavalry.
But this is not the fundamental reason why Li Bai was trapped. The root cause lies with Guo Cunxin. If Li Bai really had cavalry in his hands, Guo might even let him lead his cavalry to chase the enemy, and he would die faster...
Li Chengzhi was so angry that his teeth were almost broken. He looked at the Taoist priest and asked: "What happened during the Youshi period yesterday, so why did you arrive at this time?"
It was five o'clock in the afternoon at Youshi, and it was almost nine o'clock now. In the past thirty hours, Li Bai might have been destroyed...
The Taoist priest looked ashamed, lowered his head and replied: "It was dark and moonless, and I lost my way while walking..."
This cannot be blamed on the Taoist priests...
Li Chengzhi breathed hard, forcing himself to calm down, and after taking a dozen breaths, he heard him say in a cold voice: "Li Feng, if you send Tang Qi to investigate again, you must at least know whether Li Bai is alive or dead... Also,
Order the whole army to prepare!"
Li Chengzhi's voice was as cold as ice. Li Feng couldn't help but tremble in his heart and respectfully replied: "I obey the order!"