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Volume 1 Chapter 575: Keep your word

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    Li Er hurriedly bypassed Huang Ziying's rear army and marched eastward. When Pegasus caught up to the center position of Dingyang Army, the center group of Dingyang Army led by Liu Wuzhou was already in a state of chaos, with generals at all levels shouting and screaming.  Constantly asking the army to advance faster, the soldiers were in a hurry, whipping the cattle, mules and donkeys and pushing the vehicles carrying military supplies forward. In the dark night, there was a mixture of people and vehicles, and the torches were dazzled. The defeat was revealed before the battle.  Fortunately, Liu Wuzhou was quite smart. He had already asked the cavalry to leave the central army group in advance and form a separate army in the open north. This avoided the confusion of infantry and cavalry and allowed Dingyang's cavalry to join the battlefield at any time.  But just as Li Er expected, the cavalry of the Dingyang Army focused their attention on the rear. The reconnaissance cavalry and sentry horses kept reporting back and forth on the fighting in the rear. They did not send a large number of scouts north to reconnoiter the dark places. Obviously, they did not guard against the Sui army's possible advance.  Ambush in the darkness to the north.  Loudly reminded Xun Xiang and Zhang Wansui, the generals of the Dingyang Army who were commanding the cavalry, to beware of sudden enemies coming from the north. Li Er worked hard all the way and finally found Liu Wuzhou's flag. He tried to take Liu Wuzhou in but was stopped by Liu Wuzhou's guards and asked Li  Second, wait until Liu Wuzhou agrees before he can go forward to pay homage.  The military situation was so fierce that Li Er didn't dare to waste any time. Regardless of the guards' obstruction, he just opened his throat and shouted, "Brother Wu Zhou! Brother Wu Zhou! My younger brother Li Erlang has something urgent to ask for! It's an urgent matter! It's urgent!"  Li Er's voice was loud, and his shouts were still heard by Liu Wuzhou amidst the shouting and hissing of horses. Although he had gradually begun to dislike Li Er, his future brother-in-law, in order to understand the situation on the battlefield in the rear in time, Liu Wuzhou still asked Li Er to go up.  After meeting with him in front of him, Liu Wuzhou couldn't wait to shout to Li Er: "Why did you lose so quickly? I heard from Huang Ziying's messenger that your army was defeated before it could hold out for a moment, and all your people were eaten.  "Why are you so incompetent?" "My subordinates have been fighting for days and are too tired" Li Er quickly explained with a grimace, but Liu Wuzhou waved his words and interrupted him, and then Liu Wuzhou shouted: "  I'm too lazy to listen to your excuses. I'll settle the matter with you later. Tell me, what's going on later? How is the fight between Huang Ziying and Chen's army? How many pursuers are there from Chen?  "How far?" "When the younger brother came, the general had just begun to engage in battle with Chen Thief's pursuers, and the younger brother had no time to understand the specific battle situation," Li Eryi answered truthfully, "Chen Thief's front army has already caught up with our rear army.  , the Chinese army group is not more than five miles away from here. It is too dark, so I can't judge how many pursuers Chen Thief has, but judging from the number of torches, it is at least more than 10,000, and maybe more than 15,000!  "Liu Wuzhou's face was as long as a donkey's, but Liu Xiaomou next to him yelled out: "Trash! You don't know anything when you ask questions, and you haven't said anything yet!" At this critical moment, Li Er no longer cares about being with his beautiful fianc¨¦e.  Not caring about these trivial matters, he just hurriedly said to Liu Wuzhou: "Brother, our danger is not only in the rear, we also have to guard against the north. I guess that the traitor Chen Yingliang has already laid an ambush on our withdrawal road in advance. If we don't respond early,  , You will definitely suffer a big loss!" "Chen Thief has already arranged an ambush in advance?" Liu Wuzhou was very surprised, and then he heard Li Er quickly introduce the clues he found while observing the enemy's situation and his analysis of the Sui army's situation.  , Liu Wuzhou's expression couldn't help but change. He subconsciously raised his head to look to the north, only to see that the north was completely dark, with nothing unusual at all.  Li Er hurriedly said: "Brother, don't worry, we should not have entered the ambush circle of Chen's army yet. The terrain in this area is relatively narrow, with many rocks and trees, which is not very suitable for the cavalry of the thieves. I dare to conclude that Chen  The thieves' ambush should still be in the open area ahead." He quickly observed the terrain and found that, as Li Er said, this area is not very suitable for cavalry to charge suddenly. Liu Wuzhou hurriedly asked: "In my opinion, I will.  How should the army respond to the ambush that Chen Ze may have arranged? "Brother, Chen Ze's ambush is not possible, it must exist! Otherwise, Chen Zei will never use the light infantry to pursue our army!" Li Er quickly corrected.  He quickly said: "Brother, there is only one solution for now, which is to immediately abandon all the baggage vehicles, block the roads with these baggage vehicles, and then set them on fire to block the main force of Chen Thief's infantry. Then our army will go straight to Yuci with light equipment  In the city, the cavalry had prepared early and ignored the rear. The enemy ambush rushed out to fight immediately. The infantry took the opportunity to rush to Yuci. As long as the infantry entered the city, it would be very easy for the cavalry to withdraw. "Liu Wuzhou opened his mouth and asked in surprise!  : "What about our rear troops? The Chinese army has set fire to cut off the road. Doesn't Huang Ziying and the others have no way to retreat?" Li Er was silent for a moment, and then he handed over his hands and said, "Brother, until now, we can only make some necessary sacrifices."  , in order to preserveThere are many soldiers and horses.  Otherwise, the main force of Chen Thief will be in hot pursuit, and his ambush troops will suddenly attack. Under the attack from both front and rear, brother, your army of more than 30,000 people will not be able to protect it.  " "Brother, don't listen to him!  Liu Xiaomou, who was quite obedient and never interfered in military policy decisions, finally couldn't help it anymore and objected: "Brother, don't listen to the nonsense of this guy named Li. His heart is too vicious. Brother Huang and the others have more than 4,000 troops.  He threw away more than four thousand soldiers with just one word and let them die in vain. What would happen to their families?  What about their parents, wives and children?  " "Brother, I know it's cruel to do this, but kindness is not a weapon, you have to make a choice!  Li Er quickly said: "For your main army, you can only do this!"  Moreover, even if General Huang and the others are blocked by fire, they can still break up into pieces and continue to retreat to Yuci. It is absolutely impossible for the entire army to be completely annihilated!  "    "shut up!  "Liu Xiaomou couldn't bear it anymore and whipped Li Er directly with the horsewhip, yelling angrily: "You vicious man, with a heart of snakes and scorpions, get out of here, my brother won't listen to you!  I will never marry you!  Even if I'm afraid of being a concubine, I won't marry you!  " Liu Xiaomou's riding whip was grabbed by Li Er, and he pulled the whip hard to prevent Liu Xiaomou from pulling it back. Li Er ignored Liu Xiaomou's scolding and angry looks and the angry looks of Dingyang Army officers, and just tried his best to persuade Liu Wuzhou to accept his suggestion.  , immediately gave up the rear army and retreated at full speed. When Liu Wuzhou was extremely hesitant, the generals of the Dingyang Army beside him couldn't bear it. While yelling at Li Er for his cruel heart, they all said to Liu Wuzhou: "Your Majesty, you can't listen to this idiot's nonsense, Brother Huang.  He was your old brother during the Mayi uprising. We can't bear to leave him to die in vain!  Ignore him, we continue to retreat and tell him to get as far away as possible!  " "Yes, this guy has been talking nonsense and bragging since we met!  "There was also a general of Dingyang Army who pointed at Li Er and cursed: "A common man!  Stop talking alarmist nonsense here. Why does the thief Chen always alienate you in every battle? Do you want Chen thief to take revenge? Has what you said come true?  Where is the ambush of Chen Thief you mentioned?  Mr. Chen has long expected that our army will withdraw to Yuci tonight. I think it was you, a common man, who told Mr. Chen the secret in advance. That¡¯s why Mr. Chen was well prepared. You still want to help Mr. Chen drive us away one by one.  Is it right to stutter?  !  " Faced with the accusations from the generals of Dingyang Army, Li Ertie remained silent with a livid face. He just looked at Liu Wuzhou and waited for his answer. Unfortunately, after gritting his teeth and thinking for a moment, Liu Wuzhou still patted his horse and continued eastward without thinking.  Said: "Send the order to the whole army to speed up the advance.  Give orders to Xun Xiang and Zhang Wansui to divide the cavalry into two parts. Xun Xiang leads 3,000 cavalry to be responsible for returning reinforcements to the rear army at critical moments. Zhang Wansui leads the remaining cavalry to cover the flanks and prevent the rebel cavalry from raiding!  "The generals of the Dingyang army sang their promises in unison, and each acted in accordance with the orders. They shouted loudly and ordered the army to speed up. Liu Xiaomou also struggled to take back the riding whip, spit heavily at Li Er's feet, and then chased Liu Wuzhou without looking back.  He left, leaving Li Er in a daze in despair, with only one thought left in his mind: "Why are the Li Jiancheng and Liu Wuzhou I met all a bunch of incompetent rats who are just women?"  Why don't they know that the snake bites the wrist and the strong man breaks the arm, which is the real hero?  " After the generals of Dingyang Army and Liu Wuzhou left, Zhu Jie, Liang Jianfang and other generals who had been blocked by the guards were able to come forward to Li Er. Although they were too far away just now, they did not hear the answers from Li Er, Liu Wuzhou and others.  , but just seeing Liu Wuzhou and others leaving and Li Er's dejected appearance, Zhu Jie and others already understood that Li Er's suggestion was definitely not adopted by Liu Wuzhou, so after hesitating, Zhu Jie said to Li Er: "  Right Commander, since Liu Wuzhou is unwilling to listen to your good advice, there is no need for us to accompany him to death. Before the ambush of Chen Thief appears, let's go north to escape from the battlefield, and then find a way to come back for revenge.  .  " "Is there any chance for me to come back for revenge?  Li Er felt extremely bitter in his chest and said to himself: "My capital has basically been wiped out. Li Jiancheng has been offended by me to death. He will definitely not allow me to enter Taiyuan City again. Liu Wuzhou is about to be defeated, and Dou Jiande is restrained by Luo Yi."  Can't enter Jingxingguan? Although the world is huge, where can I find a place?  Do you want me to be a country man and live in anonymity for the rest of my life?  Or like a bandit, leading the few people left to rob homes and homes?  Living on the move, possibly dying at the hands of an unknown rat at any time?  " After thinking for a moment, Li Er gritted his teeth and finally said: "Follow Liu Wuzhou's central army. After all, Liu Wuzhou has a large number of soldiers. It will not be easy for Chen Thief to eat him in one bite. Liu Wuzhou doesn't listen to me now. Wait.  When he regrets, he will know how important we are!  " After hearing Li Er's decision, Wang Huaiwen and Liang Jianfang, who were loyal to Li Er, had nothing to say. Zhu Jie wanted to object but knew that he could never change Li Er's decision and could only accept the order silently. At that moment, Li Er tried toHe gathered up the remaining defeated generals who had only five or six hundred men under his command, gritted his teeth and followed Liu Wu and marched on the flank of Zhou Zhongjun.  Fortunately, Liu Wuzhou did not send anyone to stop him and allowed Li Er and others to follow them eastward.  At this time, the Dingyang Army's rear team was already fighting in full swing. In order to cover the retreat of the main force, Dingyang Army General Huang Ziying led his troops to fight desperately, forming formations to block the road and fighting very hard and firmly.  Kan Leng and Qiu Xinggong also attacked with all their strength regardless of casualties, and faced the Dingyang army in a fierce close-quarters sword-to-sword battle. The soldiers of the two armies each raised their torches, swords, and swords, and they fought until the sky was dark and the earth was dark.  Time is a hundred times more precious than gold. In order to defeat Huang Ziying as soon as possible and open the way for the army, the brave general Qiu Xinggong simply took off his armor and went into battle shirtless. He ran rampant in the Dingyang army with a sword in his hand, killing and slashing the enemy whenever he saw him. He was hit twice with two knives.  Arrow is still fighting hard.  And Huang Ziying also proved at this moment that Liu Wuzhou was reluctant to abandon him. Even though the army was panicked and there was a powerful enemy in front of him, Huang Ziying still worked hard to make the army panic and not panic. He led the Dingyang army to fight and retreat without giving up life or death.  A chance for the Sui army to completely overwhelm his troops.  Also relying on Huang Ziying's life-saving fighting, the main force of Dingyang's front army and the middle army successfully walked out of the narrow road and arrived at the open road more than thirty miles west of Yuci. Liu Wuzhou, who had been warned by Li Er,  He was still a little worried that the Sui army's ambush was really ambush in this place suitable for cavalry operations, but when he saw that there was still no movement in the north, and after sending out scouts for preliminary reconnaissance but no enemy was found, Liu Wuzhou felt relieved again, and first cursed Li secretly.  Er Er was alarmist, and then ordered the cavalry troops in the north to keep a distance from Huang Ziying's rear army, preparing to dispatch cavalry to respond as soon as Huang Ziying retreated into the open area, attacking the flanks of the Sui army's pursuers to share the pressure on the rear army.  What is supposed to come will come. Just when Liu Wuzhou's order was conveyed, a sudden change occurred. Suddenly, a gunpowder bottle exploded directly in front of the front army led by General Song Jingang of the Dingyang Army. In the midst of the fire, a very large Sui army  The cavalry suddenly appeared, shouting and directly attacking the front of Dingyang Army's front line. Their horseshoes were like thunder, their torches were dazzling, and their momentum was astonishing.  Liu Wuzhou and Li Er were also shocked at the same time, saying in unison: "Chen Thief is ambushing his troops on the front of the road?!" After the shock, Li Er added, "Chen Thief has a huge appetite and wants to block Liu Wuzhou from behind.  Eat it in one bite, even if you underestimate Liu Wuzhou, he won¡¯t be afraid of losing his teeth!¡± Li Er was right again this time. The sudden attack of the Sui cavalry from the front was beyond everyone¡¯s expectations, but he survived the initial  After being shocked, Song Jingang of Dingyang Army, who was good at using troops, immediately came to his senses and immediately commanded the front troops to fight in formation, setting up strong bows and crossbows to entertain the enemy.  Liu Wuzhou also made a decisive decision and shouted: "I have ordered Zhang Wansui to attack immediately. I must repel the ambush of the Chen thieves!" The order was conveyed, and Zhang Wansui, the general of the Dingyang Army who was responsible for protecting the flanks of the main force, immediately followed the order.  He led the cavalry charge to cooperate with Song Jingang to fight against the Sui cavalry. As a result, Song Jingang quickly proved that Liu Wuzhou's gift of half of his family property and a sister to him was definitely worth the money. A barrage of arrows shot the Sui cavalry howling like ghosts and screaming in agony.  Continuously, he was forced to rein in his horse's head and give up his charge advantage, instead using a bow and arrow to shoot with Song Jingang. Also, because the range of the horse bow was slightly inferior to that of the foot bow, he was at a disadvantage in the shooting battle.  Song Jingang bought time to respond, and the cavalry of the Dingyang Army had a chance to counterattack. After a quick charge, more than 4,000 cavalry of the Dingyang Army led by Zhang Wansui rushed to the front battlefield first, and detoured to attack the flank of the Sui Army's cavalry.  The Sui cavalry was attacked on both sides and had to turn around and retreat. Zhang Wansui pursued it with all his strength without hesitation. The two armies chased each other and quickly left the battlefield.  At the same time, Huang Ziying's rear army also retreated into the open area while fighting and retreating. Qiu Xinggong and Kan Leng continued to hold Huang Ziying back. The main force of the Sui army behind also took the opportunity to speed up their pace, trying to come forward in a roundabout way to confront Ding Yang's army.  The main battle.  Seeing this scene, without Liu Wuzhou sending an order, Xun Xiang had already led another main force of Dingyang's cavalry to shout for an attack, and quickly rushed forward to stop the Sui army's pursuers.  The ambush troops in front have been defeated by Song Jingang and Zhang Wansui, and the pursuers in the rear have been temporarily blocked by Huang Ziying and Xun Xiang. Although the Dingyang army was attacked front and back, it was temporarily as stable as a mountain. Seeing these situations, Liu Wuzhou breathed a sigh of relief.  , quickly ordered the front and rear troops to speed up their advance and withdraw to Yuci City as quickly as possible.  At the end, Liu Wuzhou couldn't help but smile and muttered: "Chen's cavalry is nothing more than that." While Liu Wuzhou laughed softly, Li Er, who was following the left wing of the Dingyang army brigade, was secretly surprised and said to himself: "  Why are Chen Thieves' ambush so vulnerable? Although they are too eager to attack Liu Wuzhou's front army, are they defeated too quickly?  It was not cold at the end of summer, but when the wind hit Li Er, he still made him sweat profusely during the fierce battle.Li Er couldn't help but shiver, and subconsciously wrapped his black cloak tightly around him. Li Er glanced at the northwest where the night wind was blowing, and said secretly: "The wind direction has changed, the rainy season is coming soon, brother, just stay here."  Just wait until the city is flooded in Taiyuan, I won¡¯t accompany you.¡± After saying proudly, Li Er just turned back to look at the battle situation ahead, but he suddenly froze, looking at the dark scene as if he was possessed by a demon.  North - due north where there is no longer the cover of the Dingyang Army cavalry, Li Er couldn't help but tremble all over his body again, murmuring in a low voice, "I understand, I understand everything. Chen Thief, you are ruthless, you are enough  "Ruthless, you are too cruel." "Right Governor, what's wrong with you?" Wang Huaiwen, the captain of the soldiers next to him, noticed something was wrong and quickly asked Li Er, but Li Er was hoarse.  The human voice said in despair: "That stupid pig Liu Wuzhou fell into the trap, and we are going to be in bad luck. Chen Thief's frontal ambush was just to divert the tiger away from the mountain and deceive Liu Wuzhou's most reliable cavalry, Chen Thief's real ambush force.  We are still lying in ambush due to the north. We will be the first to bear the brunt of the attack soon." Before Li Er could finish his words, a red light point suddenly rose into the sky in the north and exploded in the night sky.  It opened, blooming into a huge beautiful flower, and then, the fire started, the horse hooves thundered, and the Sui Army cavalry, which was huge enough to compete with the Dingyang Army cavalry, shouted and charged out, their blades pointed at the lost  On the flanks of the main force of the Dingyang Army protected by the cavalry, Qin Qiong and General Cheng Yaojin both took the lead, shouting excitedly, "Kill! Kill! Capture Liu Wuzhou alive! Capture Liu Wuzhou alive!" Seeing this scene, the main force of the Dingyang Army was of course in chaos and miserable.  The screams were endless, and Li Er couldn't help but murmured with a wry smile: "You must keep your word. If you want to arrest Liu Wuzhou, go and arrest him. I will never stop you, but you must not see me on the battlefield like usual."  Just keep an eye on me."
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