¡ª¡ªThe time goes back to the beginning of spring, Boling, the headquarters of the Northern Xinjiang Army camp¡ª¡ª
Around dusk, the five tigers from Northern Xinjiang were sitting in the tent, one by one reporting the battle situation in the past few days to King Yan Li Mao.
Perhaps the Five Tigers of Northern Xinjiang are all fierce generals whose reputations are resounding throughout the grasslands, but facing the dangerous Boling guarded by the "Flaming Tiger Princess" Liang Qiuwu, the generals are still helpless.
And in the main seat, King Yan Li Mao closed his eyes and calmed down, as if he didn't hear the discussions of the generals in the tent at all, and he was calm and calm.
I don¡¯t know how long it took, but Cao Da, the general of the Northern Xinjiang Army, couldn¡¯t help it anymore and said, ¡°Your Highness, what happened in Boling is a forceful attack and a detour. Please make a decision quickly!¡±
"Strong attack?" Li Mao slowly opened his eyes and said with a half-smile, "I saw a fierce tiger lying in the middle of the road. I don't want to change the route. Do I still want to provoke it?"
The generals in the tent were stunned when they heard this, because Li Mao's implication was that he wanted to take the initiative to avoid Liangqiu Wu and choose another way to Jijing.
"So what about tigers?" Xiao Huo, the youngest general among the Five Tigers of Northern Xinjiang, said angrily after hearing this, "Aren't our troops tigers? Why should we be afraid of a mere woman?"
As soon as he finished speaking, General Yudou, one of the Five Tigers of Northern Xinjiang, frowned and said, "Okay, Xiao Huo, just calm down for a while! The bravery of Yanhu Ji Liangqiu Wu is beyond your imagination!" Haven¡¯t you tasted the power these days?!¡±
Xiao Huo's face froze when he heard this. After all, a while ago, he disrespected the general's order that he could not hold on to and privately led his army to pursue Xiang Qing, the general of the Eastern Army who attacked his northern Xinjiang military camp. As a result, he was ambushed by Liang Qiuwu. At that time If You Dou and Cao Da hadn't arrived in time, Liang Qiu Wu would have killed this ignorant boy long ago, and it would never be his turn to talk nonsense here.
Listening to Yu Dou scolding Xiao Huo, the other three Northern Xinjiang Five Tigers, Cao Da, Zhang Qi, and Le Xu, secretly laughed in their hearts, because the current Xiao Huo was exactly the same as Yu Dou three years ago. He is unruly and arrogant, but Yudou learned his lesson after hitting a wall with Liangqiu Wu and gradually became more stable. As for Xiao Huo, although he was almost beaten by Liangqiu a while ago Wu was killed on the spot, but he still remained unchanged and kept shouting that one day he would seek revenge on Liang Qiu Wu for that one-shot revenge.
[Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers! ]
Looking at Xiao Huo's unwillingness to admit defeat, the generals were secretly amused. Although it was funny, they couldn't help but sigh. Only after seeing Liang Qiu Wu's strength could they understand how terrifying this female general of the Liangqiu family was.
"Your Highness, do you mean to take a detour around Boling?" Ignoring Xiao Huo, who was a little aggrieved, Zhang Qi rubbed his chin and thought, "But Boling is known as the gateway to the north of Hebei. Is it difficult to find another way?"
Li Mao smiled and said nothing when he heard this. He raised his hand and said calmly, "Let's put this matter aside for now. Please be patient and wait for the good news!"
"Good news?" The generals looked at each other in confusion, not understanding what Li Mao meant, but they did not dare to ask any more questions, so they had to suppress their thoughts.
I don¡¯t know how long it took, but a man walked outside the tent unannounced. He was estimated to be in his thirties, with a strong back and a muscular body, and a pair of thick eyebrows and big eyes, which was quite imposing. Although this person is just a commoner with a single sword, and his clothes are not eye-catching, he still gives people a faint aura of strength.
"Chu You?" Cao Da's expression changed slightly, and he subconsciously grasped the sword lying on the table in front of him.
Xiao Huo was stunned and looked blankly at the other "big brothers", only to find that the expressions of Zhang Qi, Le Xu, You Dou and others also became extremely serious.
"Who is this guy?" Xiao Huo asked Zhang Qi beside him in a low voice.
I saw a dignified look in Zhang Qi's eyes, and he lowered his voice and said, "Chu You, a member of the Anyi Assassins, has always been a loner"
"Is it very powerful?" Xiao Huo asked with a puzzled look on his face.
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Le Xu say, "He is known as the 'Common Sword God'. Do you think he is powerful or not?!"
"SwordSword God?" Xiao Huo was stunned. He looked at the man named Chu You from head to toe. He saw this man with dry grass tied up his hair, wearing common clothes, and a blue cloth randomly wrapped around his waist. He was wearing a belt and a pair of straw sandals under his feet. If it weren't for the sharp eyes of this person and the iron sword he held in his hand, which didn't look very good, Xiao Huo would have mistakenly thought he was a woodcutter in the mountains somewhere, and stupidly Break into the camp of his Northern Xinjiang Army.
Not to mention Xiao Huo looking Chu You up and down over there, Youdou, Zhang Qi, Cao Da and others stood up one after another. Among them, Cao Da was the first to shout, "Chu You, last time you assassinated His Highness, Your Highness. I kindly spared your life, but you don¡¯t appreciate it, so why don¡¯t you come and assassinate His Highness?¡±
Chu You chuckled when he heard this, looked at Li Mao and said with a chuckle, "After he said this??, Chu and His Highness have indeed not seen each other for three years, right? "
Under the surprised gazes of the generals in the tent, Li Mao laughed and said, "Ah, it has indeed been three years since I was planning to assassinate my king in Yuyang!"
When Chu You heard this, he smiled bitterly and said, "It was indeed Chu who gave in that day"
Li Mao waved his hand and said with a smile, "No, no, I just went too far! - If the knights of Chu hadn't stopped me, I would have chilled the hearts of many of my people"
Chu You nodded when he heard the words, and after taking a deep look at Li Mao, he clasped his fists and said, "His Royal Highness Mao explained to me that day, and he did not hesitate to explain the reason to me with the dignity of a thousand-year-old prince. In the end, he listened to my petition. I will keep this kindness in my heart!" As he spoke, he took a deep breath, knelt on the ground and clasped his fists, and said seriously, "Today is the time for Mr. Chu to repay his kindness!"
Li Mao was very happy when he heard this. He stood up and took a few steps forward. He subdued Chu You and said with a smile, "I am the most valued warrior in my life, especially a heroic righteous man like you who draws the sword for the people! - That day It¡¯s up to me, the king, and we don¡¯t know each other even if we don¡¯t fight"
"Prince Mao's arrogance is far beyond my reach!" Shaking his head and sighing, Chu You said seriously, "I received a letter from Prince Mao earlier to recruit me, and next time I went back to my hometown Anyi, I summoned about thirty brothers with whom I had known each other. He is a person with superb swordsmanship It is a pity that I, the swordsman of Anyi, have always been a solitary person, and I was unable to summon my brothers who were scattered all over the place in a hurry. I hope that Prince Mao will forgive me!"
"Wherever, with the help of your Excellency and more than thirty heroes from Anyi, I am like a tiger with added wings, how can I be greedy? - Please!" Li Mao raised his hand and personally invited Chu You into the banquet.
The generals in the tent suddenly realized that Chu You, the commoner sword god, was actually the helper invited by his lord Li Mao through a letter. Suddenly, the stagnant and tense atmosphere in the tent dissipated without a trace.
"Thiswhat is going on?" Seeing Li Mao personally welcoming Chu You into the banquet, Xiao Huo couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded. After all, it was not difficult to see from the attitudes of You Dou and others that Chu You was once his boss. The enemy in Xinjiang even assassinated Li Mao in public. Why did he suddenly become a helper?
Therefore, he asked Cao Da beside him in a low voice.
At this moment, Cao Da had also given up his hostility towards Chu You. After hearing this, he explained in a low voice, "You have been promoted by His Highness for less than two years, so you don't know about the heroic Chu You You should know about Wu Heng, right? "
"Yeah!" Xiao Huo nodded and cursed in a tone that seemed to share the same hatred with the enemy, "That guy is a traitor who betrayed His Highness!"
Cao Da shook his head and said seriously, "He is not just a traitor who betrayed His Highness. To be more precise, this person has never had any loyalty from the beginning! - Wu Heng is a spy of the Taiping Army. Those who The reason why Nian is lurking in our northern Xinjiang is just to wait for an opportunity to provoke a war between northern Xinjiang and Hebei Province, so that his Taiping Army can take the opportunity to gain strength in the south of the Yangtze River The snipe and the clam are competing for the fisherman's profit, Wu Heng plans Be that fisherman, do you understand?"
"I understandbut what does this have to do with Chu You?" Xiao Huo asked in confusion.
"We are about to get to the point That day, Wu Heng's identity was exposed by the Eight Sages King Li Xian and the Minister of Punishment Xie An. He fled in a hurry. His Highness was shocked and angry. After returning to northern Xinjiang, he went on a hunt for spies of the Taiping Army" said When he got here, he secretly glanced at Li Mao and saw that Li Mao was talking to Chu You and didn't notice it. Then he whispered, "You also know His Highness's temper. Once he gets angry, no one can persuade him. At that time, For Wu Heng's matter, His Highness hunted and killed Taiping Army spies in the land of You and Yan, and the methodwell, the method was too drastic, so that the people complained, so he angered Chu You"
"ah?"
"You don't know that the Anyi assassin is the most upright and chivalrous person. At that time, Chu You mistakenly thought that His Highness was persecuting the people. He was so angry that he single-handedly entered our Yuyang Mansion with a single sword and wanted to assassinate His Highness. However, he was defeated by His Highness's force His Highness has always respected chivalrous people. Although Chu You also injured His Highness at the time, His Highness not only ignored Chu You's suggestion, but also followed Chu You's suggestion and ordered to stop the search for the Taiping Army in the land of You and Yan. , and comfort the frightened people" At this point, Cao Da turned his head and glanced at Chu You, secretly thinking that Chu You is indeed a chivalrous and righteous Anyi hero who knows how to repay his kindness.
It is undeniable that although Chu You does not know how to march and fight, the sharp sword in his hand is the help that the Northern Xinjiang Army longs for.
By now, Youdou and others have guessed that what their lord Li Mao is waiting for is Chu You, the commoner sword god, but they have not figured out the fundamental reason yet.
After all, although Chu You is strong personally, he does not know how to march and fight. Now the Northern Xinjiang Army is trying to find ways to accuratelyPreparing to attack the dangerous pass of Boling, although the addition of Chu You, a swordsman with superb swordsmanship, would undoubtedly be an extra boost, but this help was still insignificant to Liang Qiu Wu, the Flame Tiger Princess.
Just when the generals were secretly surprised, Li Mao slowly revealed the reason why he asked Chu You to come over for help.
"Chu You, you and I have never known each other and are close friends, so I won't be too polite to you. It's like this In the early years, I sat in the northern border and guarded our surrounding areas. However, However, the throne was usurped by Xiao Jiu and Li Shou. This time, I raised an army to regain the throne that should have belonged to me. However, the imperial court sent my senior sister, General Liang Qiuwu of the Eastern Army, to guard Boling, a dangerous pass The king will not say that he cares about his master's affection and cannot bear to attack. I am just unable to defeat Xiaowu's martial arts, so I am helpless in the face of the dangerous barrier of Boling"
A trace of determination flashed in Chu You's eyes. You must know that Anyi heroes are the most particular about soldiers dying for their confidants. Hearing this, he said sternly, "Don't worry, Lord Mao. No matter how hard Chu spends everything, he will help His Highness win Boling!"
"No, no, no, Chu You, you have misunderstood." Li Mao waved his hands repeatedly. He did not want Chu You to die in vain. Hearing this, he quickly said, "Listen to me In the early years, the wolf cavalry on the grassland invaded us. In the Great Zhou Dynasty, what I and Xiao Wu are guarding are also Boling. Therefore, I am quite familiar with the terrain near Boling. I know that there is an unknown steep mountain road leading to the back of Boling. However, it has been a long time. , the road has been blocked by heavy snow for several years, and I can¡¯t tell where the steep mountain road is now If I ask the army sergeants to search for it, in the event of an avalanche, I am afraid that the entire army will be wiped out. Therefore, I This is why I sent a letter to ask for your help. All the Anyi swordsmen are talented, and I have admired them for a long time. Can you please find the mountain road for me, so that my army can reach Jijing directly without having to pass through Boling!"
Chu You suddenly understood when he heard this. He agreed without saying a word and said with a smile, "I, the people of Anyi, have always been accustomed to poverty. Traveling over mountains and ridges and sleeping in the wilderness at night is commonplace, so I can leave this matter to you!"
Li Mao was very happy when he heard this. He raised his glass and said, "So, I would like to thank you!"
"How dare you!" After drinking a glass of wine with Li Mao, Chu You seemed to suddenly think of something. He took out a book from his arms and handed it to Li Mao, and said seriously, "Actually, Prince Mao will raise an army after the new year. I have also paid attention to I, a generation of Anyi, have nothing to offer, but I have many brothers scattered all over the world, doing chivalry and righteousness, so I can collect some information I would like to give this gift to the prince!"
"This is¡¡"
"This is a brief summary of the major forces in the world today!"
Li Mao was slightly shocked when he heard this. He took it out and looked at it. Sure enough, he saw that Chu You had detailed the strength of the three kings, the Taiping Army, and the Jijing forces in the intelligence, and even the list of generals of the local armies. Write clearly. Among the forces in Hebei and Beijing are the four towns of Hebei and the Jizhou Army.
"Have even the Jizhou army spied on this king?" Li Mao shook his head amusedly. After all, Xie An and Li Xian had already led the Jizhou army to fight against the forces of the Three Kings and the Taiping Army in the south of the Yangtze River. Li Mao didn't think so. During his trip to Hebei and Beijing, he will encounter the Jizhou Army.
However, out of dispensation, Li Mao still paid a little attention.
"Fei Guo, Tang Hao, Zhang Dong, Ma Dan Huh? Is this person from Yanmen in the North?"
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Memories of each scene came to mind, and King Yan Li Mao's initially indifferent eyes finally showed a bit of solemnity.
"Although Xiao Huo is young, energetic and reckless, he was able to throw off my king's 10,000 Yuyang cavalry That Ma Dan, who was born in Yanmen in the North, really has some abilities!" When he said this, he also felt in his heart. A little curious and puzzled, he wanted to see what Ma Dan wanted to do.
"Your Highness, will the general come forward?" Cao Da, the general of Northern Xinjiang, asked in a low voice. After all, among the five tigers of Northern Xinjiang, except Yudou, he was the best at commanding cavalry.
"No need!" Li Mao waved his hand and said with a sneer, "If my guess is right, then Ma Dan probably found some complicated terrain and threw Xiao Huo away. After all, the Jizhou Army is the master of the capital. , I have been training soldiers and horses here in Anping Country for a long time. Na Ma Dan knows better than us what kind of terrain is nearby When Xiao Huo wakes up and leads his army back, it will be time for Na Ma Dan to escape. !¡±
Cao Da nodded in agreement after hearing the words. After all, he could see that Ma Dan was no ordinary general.
However, at this moment, Li Mao suddenly noticed that there seemed to be clouds of dust rising behind Ma Danjun, which gradually covered the sky and blocked the sun.
Cao Da was shocked when he saw it, and said in disbelief, "Such a huge amount of smoke and dust, does it mean that all the Jizhou Army has returned to support Ji Jing?!"
Li Mao frowned when he heard this and narrowed his eyes.He carefully watched the smoke and dust behind Ma Danjun, and then said with a half-smile, "Interesting! - Could it be that Ma Dan plans to use this kind of trick to scare me away?"
"Huh?" Cao Da was stunned for a moment, and then he gradually came to his senses. He secretly wondered, could it be that Ma Dan saw that his Northern Xinjiang army was aggressively attacking Ji Jing, and with the intention of harassing him from the side, he deliberately created such a big scene and created the illusion that the entire Jizhou army returned to Jijing. , to force his Northern Xinjiang army to withdraw?
[Hey! Are you underestimating my Northern Xinjiang Army too much? ]
Thinking of this, Cao Da sneered, and was about to continue Li Mao's words to mock Ma Dan a few more words, but he was shocked to see the smoke and dust blowing in their direction.
"Huh?" For some reason, Li Mao's eyes showed a solemn look for the first time, and he frowned and said, "This white smoke did Ma Dan light up the entire forest?" At this point, he suddenly looked stern, and suddenly He turned around and looked at the flag in the army rustling in the wind.
"The southeast windis not good!" Li Mao's complexion suddenly turned livid. He didn't know what he was thinking of.
At this moment, a strong wind blew, blowing the choking smoke directly towards the Northern Xinjiang Army that was attacking the city. For a while, the soldiers of Northern Xinjiang were all smoked to tears by the choking smoke. , coughing again and again, how could he care about following the front army to the top of the city?
You must know that the Northern Xinjiang Army is stationed in the northwest of Ji Jing City, while Ma Dan is in the southeast. Under the southeast wind after the beginning of spring, the smoke from the rear of Ma Dan's army will naturally blow towards the Northern Xinjiang Army. As for Ji The Zhou soldiers at the head of the capital were not affected at all due to the terrain.
"Blow the war horn!" Shen shouted, and Ma Dan's face became extremely solemn. He licked his lips and gritted his teeth and said, "Listen up, you guys, tell those bastards with eyes on the top of their heads in Northern Xinjiang to take a look at me. The army¡¯s ¡®axe-yue formation¡¯!¡±
"Oh!" The ten thousand soldiers of Ma Dan raised their arms and shouted. Immediately, all the soldiers were once again ready to charge.
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Following Ma Dan's order, ten thousand cavalrymen, like ten thousand wolves, rushed towards the Northern Xinjiang army, whose strength was several times theirs.
Even Li Mao, King of Yan, was surprised by Ma Dan's courage and couldn't help but widen his eyes. (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)