In Yiyang County, located south of Huai River, an army is marching slowly southward in orderly columns. Looking at the dress and armor of this army, it is obviously a very sophisticated local army.
At the forefront of this army, one of the generals leading the march was none other than Li Jing, who was transferred to Xiangyang through the relationship with the King of Yue Yang Tong to serve as the arresting ambassador!
Li Jing raised his head and glanced ahead, then looked at the sky. He turned his head and shouted behind him: "We will march for another hour and prepare to set up camp!"
"Here!" After hearing Li Jing's order, all the soldiers sang in unison, and they couldn't help but speed up. The army had been marching for a whole day, and the soldiers were a little tired at the moment. Li Jing's order could be said to make them
The spirit is lifted!
"General!" At this time, a young soldier rode up from behind Li Jing and asked Li Jing: "This place is not far from Lujiang County. I heard that Du Fuwei has sent troops to occupy it. We are in the wild
Wouldn't it be a little unsafe to set up camp? Otherwise, wouldn't it be better if we continue on the road and get to Dasu Mountain to rest?"
This young general is covered in armor. Although his figure is a bit thin, there is a hint of decisiveness in his behavior. If Wan He sees him here now, he will definitely be shocked! Because this young general is none other than
, it was Xiao Wu, the personal scholar whom Li Jing had taken away from him before! Unexpectedly, in just a month or two, that personal scholar was actually transformed by Li Jing and became a qualified soldier!
In response to Xiao Wu's request, Li Jing shook his head, reined in his horse, and stopped with Xiao Wu to the side of the road. While looking at the army that continued to advance, Li Jing said to Xiao Wu: "Marching is about orders and prohibitions. My military order has been
So, there is absolutely no reason to change it! Besides, we are fighting against thieves as officers and soldiers, and we can only kill thieves when we meet them. How can we prevent thieves from a thousand miles away? Although Du Fuwei has gained momentum in the past two years, I have not yet taken the lead.
He takes it seriously! If he doesn’t come, that’s it. If he comes, I will let him never come back!”
When Li Jing said this, Xiao Wu was also infected by the confidence in Li Jing's words. He immediately gave Li Jing a military salute and shouted in a deep voice: "I understand!"
Seeing Xiao Wu's gestures, he no longer looked like the young boy back then. Li Jing was also quite relieved. He suddenly grinned and said: "Xiao Wu! If Brother Wan sees you now, he will definitely not recognize you.
Got it!"
Hearing Li Jing mention Wan He, Xiao Wu showed a nostalgic look on his face and sighed: "I wonder how the young master is doing in Dongdu now?"
"Don't worry!" Li Jing glanced in the direction of Luoyang to the north and said with a smile: "With your young master's ability, it is very difficult for others to take advantage of him! All you have to do now is to continue training! Believe me,
When you grow into a qualified general, you will definitely be able to help your young master in the future!"
When Li Jing said this, Xiao Wu couldn't help but show anticipation and excitement in his eyes. He nodded vigorously, and then suddenly seemed to have remembered something. He turned his head and said to Li Jing: "General! Do you think I should change?"
What about the name? The name Xiao Wu was given by the young master before. It’s okay for the general and the young master to call me that, but when I’m killing the enemy on the battlefield, this name is not impressive enough!”
Li Jing couldn't help but be startled when Xiao Wu mentioned this matter, but he soon understood what Xiao Wu meant. From now on, if Xiao Wu wants to kill the enemy on the battlefield, he will hold a single sword and shout majestically: "Listen, enemy general! A certain person is
General Xiao Wu!" This statement does sound a bit funny!
It's just that although Li Jing is both civil and military, it is difficult for him to give Xiao Wu a name temporarily. After thinking for a while, Li Jing had no idea. He could only shake his head and said: "Let's put it aside for now, wait.
I’ll help you think of it later! Don’t worry! I’ll think of a good name for you!”
The two of them were talking here, and the army had already marched a long way. Li Jing immediately stopped delaying and led Xiao Wu directly towards the front. Soon, the army that had been marching for more than an hour arrived at the big army.
On the west bank of Shihe River north of Sushan, Li Jing also kept his promise and directly ordered the army to camp along the river. Soon, a military camp was established on the west bank of Shihe River. The soldiers performed their duties, and some went out to patrol.
Some were preparing to burn firewood for cooking, but the military camp was in good order.
In the big tent in the center of the military camp, Li Jing did not rest. Instead, he sat in the middle of the tent and looked at the map. Not long after, Xiao Wu entered the tent with food and saw that Li Jing was still busy there.
Wu immediately shouted: "General! Let's take a rest first! Let's talk after eating!"
Li Jing didn't even raise his head, his eyes were still on the map. He just waved his hand to Xiao Wu and said: "Put the food aside! I will eat it later!"
Xiao Wu quickly put the food in his hands aside, but did not leave immediately. Instead, he stood by quietly. After more than two hours, Li Jing breathed a sigh of relief and raised his body.
After stretching, the joints on his back immediately crackled. Li Jing looked up and saw Xiao Wu still guarding there. He couldn't help but was startled and said with a smile: "Xiao Wu! What are you doing?
Haven’t you gone down yet?”
Seeing that Li Jing had finished, Xiao Wu immediately picked up the food with a smile, put it on the low table in front of Li Jing, and said with a smile: "It's okay! General, this food is a bit cold, do you want me to take it out and heat it up?"
"No need!" Li Jing waved his hand, grabbed a big steamed bun and put it in his mouth without taking his eyes off the map. He chewed the steamed bun and said, "The situation in Jiangnan is pretty clear now. Liu Yuanjin died last year.
, there is only one Du Fuwei left in the Jianghuai area! Although Du Fuwei is young, he is indeed a strong man!"
Regarding Li Jing's words, Xiao Wu also had a hint of caution on his face. He walked around the low table and came to Li Jing's side. He also lowered his head and looked at the map. At the same time, he pointed at several signs on the map and said: "Now Du Fuwei
Their forces have spread throughout the four counties of Liyang, Xiapi, Zhongli, and Lujiang, and even Yiyang has been affected! The local officers and soldiers have long been unable to fight against the traitors! There are at least 40,000 to 50,000 traitors under their command! And the general now has only
With five thousand troops, it may not be that easy to capture Du Fuwei!"
"The gap in military strength is not a problem!" Perhaps because he was hungry, Li Jing finished a big steamed bun in two or three mouthfuls, then grabbed another one and continued to nibble on it. At the same time, he tapped the map and said: "Thieves are soldiers after all.
They are thief soldiers. Although Du Fuwei is good at recruiting and fighting, most of his men are just a mob. Only ten thousand people can really be effective! Moreover, most of Du Fuwei's army came by annexing other thief soldiers.
Not to mention, Miao Haichao and Zhao Pozhen alone accounted for more than half of the troops! Du Fuwei's power developed too quickly, which actually left him with a huge hidden danger! Now Zhao Pozhen is dead
At the hands of Du Fuwei, while Miao Haichao is still in Xiapi, if we can deal with this, there is no chance!"
Although Li Jing's analysis was sound, Xiao Wu had not been in the army for a long time after all. Although he was smart, he was still confused. In the end, he could only smile awkwardly and said: "Well, General, anyway, what you mean is that we are
Is this battle bound to be won?”
"Haha!" Xiao Wu said this, and Li Jing also smiled. Finally, he nodded vigorously and said, "That's right! We must..."
"Dang, Dang, Dang, Dang!" Before Li Jing could say the last word, suddenly, there was a sound of banging from outside. Both Li Jing and Xiao Wu couldn't help but change their expressions, and stood up with a swish at the same time, facing the big door.
Look outside the tent! Because the sound of the bang can only mean one thing, that is, there is enemy sentiment!
Fortunately, both Li Jing and Xiao Wu had not rested and were still wearing armor. Li Jing immediately picked up the sword next to him and ran out of the tent with Xiao Wu. As soon as they came out of the tent, the two of them moved towards the surroundings at the same time.
Looking around, his eyes finally focused on the north! Although he couldn't see clearly, the fire in the night sky in the north was so bright that the enemy must have come from the north! Li Jing immediately shouted to Xiao Wu: "Xiao Wu! First stabilize the morale of the army.
Don't let the soldiers fall into chaos! You go to the north and prepare to form a formation to meet the enemy! I have gathered the soldiers and will be there soon!"
"Here!" Xiao Wu shouted in a deep voice, and pulled a war horse from the side of the tent. With a deft leap, he jumped on the horse's back and rushed towards the north. But Li Jing didn't do anything at this moment.
While idle, he also pulled out a war horse. After getting on the horse, he looked down and around. At this moment, there was some chaos in the military camp. It was obvious that the enemy's attack was too sudden, causing the soldiers to panic!
Li Jing couldn't help but frowned. Although this army was considered a very good army among the local armies, it was still far inferior to the elite army in Li Jing's mind! Li Jing immediately pulled out the gun with a choking sound.
He raised his sword high and shouted loudly: "Everyone, stop messing around! Listen to my command! Each corps commander will take charge of the soldiers under his jurisdiction and assemble in formation in the north of the military camp!"
Although Li Jing has only been in charge of this army for a month or two, in the past two months, Li Jing has successfully established prestige in the army. With Li Jing's shouts, the chaotic officers and soldiers quickly regained their composure.
And according to Li Jing's order, under the leadership of their respective superiors, they began to slowly gather towards the north of the military camp!
Seeing this, Li Jing secretly breathed a sigh of relief. If the military's morale was chaotic, then no matter how well-equipped the officers and soldiers were, it would be impossible to defeat the enemy! This most important step was done, and Li Jing did not delay any longer, and directly