Jiuxi

Chapter 290 Chapter 288 [Is my sword sharp?]

The route chosen by Qingyu Zhongwang was very long. He entered Henan Road from Heluo City to the north, then turned east along the periphery of the Baotai Mountains, and then entered Dongyang Road from Dingfeng Road in the northwest of Fengqiu.

Dingfeng Road is the only two passages connecting Henan Road and Dongyang Road. The other road is a detour from the inside of Baotai Mountain. Now this road is obviously impassable because it is the territory of the Seven Star Army.

Since the Huaizhou Army of the Southern Qi Dynasty began the Northern Expedition, the Yan State had no time to take into account the development of the Seven Star Gang. Even if Wang Shidao and others knew that more and more people from the Green Forest were joining the Seven Star Gang, they could no longer restrict it. As long as the Seven Star Army did not go out to cause trouble. .

At the southern end of Dingfeng Road, there is a heavily guarded military camp near the mountains and rivers. Five thousand Jing troops are stationed here to guard against the southward attack of the Seven Star Army in Baotai Mountain.

About ten days ago, Pu Luhun, the leader of this army, received a military order from Qingyu Zhongwang and led 3,000 soldiers to Luoshan County in the south, which is about thirty miles away from Ruyin City.

Pu Luhun led the army forward cautiously, not only to clear the hidden dangers along the way for subsequent army assaults, but also to pose some threat to the Huaizhou army besieging Ruyin, thereby reducing the pressure on the Ruyin defenders.

Lieutenant General Hager continued to sit in the military camp. In his opinion, two thousand infantry were enough to control the exit of Baotai Mountain.

Yesterday, Qing Yu Zhongwang led the army through Dingfeng Road and continued southward. Although there was not much communication, Hager was still watching with great enthusiasm.

Of course he knew that this extremely powerful cavalry was going to Ruyin City to cause trouble for Xiao Wangzhi, but it was a pity that he did not have the blessing to share some military merits, which was an advantage to Pu Luhun.

"Has there been any movement in the mountains to the north these past two days?"

Hager raised his hand to summon a soldier, and asked casually while lazily basking in the early spring sun.

The soldier smiled and replied: "Don't worry, sir, it's quiet in the mountains. Those green forest bandits know that I am guarding the army here, how can they have the courage to come out and show off."

"Don't be careless."

Hager glared at him and said slowly: "Although they won the battle in the mountains last year because of many coincidences, these people have some courage after all. Let the people below cheer up, and know that there are people in the camp. With the provision of food and fodder for the army, we must not make any mistakes."

"Follow the order!"

The soldiers stepped forward to accept the request, but felt somewhat disapproving of it.

In the final analysis, those people in Baotai Mountain are just green forest bandits. No matter how lively the fighting in the south is, what does it have to do with them? Besides, what impact would the two or three thousand people in the mountains have on the battlefield?

……

At the southern foot of Baotai Mountain, on the top of a mountain more than 100 feet tall, more than ten people looked southward.

Qi Lianfu, the leader of the Yin Hall of the Seven Star Gang, said softly: "Miss, our brothers have confirmed that the Jing Dynasty cavalry who came south from Dingfeng Road yesterday was at least 10,000 in number. Judging from the leading flags, this Jing Dynasty army The commander of the cavalry should be Qing Yu Gong’s eldest son, Qing Yu Zhongwang.”

Among the crowd, Lin Xi nodded slightly and said: "Brother Laoqi and the brothers from Yintang. Now it seems that Qingyu Zhongwang wants to take advantage of the opportunity of Huaizhou Governor Xiao to lead the main force to besiege Ruyin City, bringing more than 10,000 people with him. The famous cavalry launched a surprise attack and cooperated with the Yan army in the city to defeat the Huaizhou army."

After hearing this, everyone couldn't help but look worried. Qi Lianfu muttered: "Jing Jun's cavalry is very fast. I'm afraid we won't have time to deliver the message to Governor Xiao."

Because of the influence of Lu Chen's relationship, everyone in the Seven Star Gang became closer and closer to the Huaizhou Army and Xiao Wangzhi. Naturally, they did not want to see the Huaizhou Army lose.

Lin Xi looked calm and said concisely: "Don't worry about the south side. Governor Xiao will take care of everything. Our task this time is to deal with the Jingjun infantry over there and occupy the entrance to Dingfeng Road."

Qi Lianfu traveled all over the country and saw a lot. He immediately realized that he wanted to lock up the Jingjun cavalry led by Qingyu Zhongwang on Dongyang Road. He laughed and said: "My uncle is so generous. He actually wants to eat more than 10,000 Jingjun cavalry." Chao Jieqi."

Lin Xi and Lu Chen were already engaged, and people in the world respected straightforwardness, so Qi Lianfu's name for Lu Chen was not too abrupt, and the others didn't have any weird expressions.

Lin Xi accepted it calmly, but did not go too in-depth on this topic. He said it in one sentence: "Whether it can be eaten is another matter. Now we have to discuss a problem first, how to deal with the more than two thousand Jingjun over there, as much as possible Reduce our own losses.”

In fact, she is not very used to doing this kind of thing.

Growing up, she lived in an environment where she was willing to pursue revenge and revenge. Even though she traveled around the world in the name of Bodhisattva Man during those years, her plan was just to exchange her own safety for the lives of those corrupt officials in the Yan Kingdom. , when did we need to work as hard as now?

No matter what kind of danger Bodhisattva Man encounters, it only concerns her life and death, but now she has to take into account the safety of thousands of people and even the entire Seven Star Gang.

But she had no complaints in her heart, because even without Lu Chen's appearance, she would have to take over the important task entrusted by her father sooner or later, and carry the fate of the brothers, sisters, old, weak, women and children in the gang on her shoulders.

What's more, Lu Chen left a perfect framework for her and selected some useful talents in last year's battle.

The most prominent among them are Lin Xi's deputies, infantry deputy generals Yu Dajun and Lou Chengyuan.

Yu Dajun's temperament was more direct, and he immediately answered: "Miss, our army has the advantage, and the opponent's biggest reliance is a strong camp. Therefore, we can first use a small force to lure Jing's army out of the camp. And then there’s the showdown in the wild.”

Chu Zhu, the commander of the left army, said: "Decisive battle? Why not lead the enemy to a place where it is easy to ambush?"

Lin Xi smiled and said: "Don't think of the enemy so stupidly, they won't leave the camp too far."

Yu Dajun praised: "What the eldest lady said is absolutely true. This Jing army has already transferred some people, and their strength is not enough to support deep into the mountains. The most likely thing is that we have people to harass them and force them to come out of the camp to fight. Then the main force will go out to fight the enemy decisively."

Lin Xi thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Okay, let's follow this plan."

Lou Chengyuan, who had been silent all the time, suddenly said: "Miss, even if we can defeat this Jing army, our total strength is only four thousand. If we want to hold the Dingfeng Road and cut off the retreat of the Jing army cavalry, it may be difficult."

Dingfeng Road is not a narrow path, and there is no possibility that one man can block it and ten thousand others can't open it. There are tens of thousands of elite cavalry on the opposite side. Even if the Seven-Star Army loses everyone, they may not be able to stop the opponent.

Lin Xi smiled sweetly, looked around at everyone and said, "Don't worry, junior brother, he has other plans."

Everyone suddenly understood, Lou Chengyuan immediately felt relieved, nodded and said: "That's very good."

The next morning, inside the Jingjun camp, Hager was sitting in the tent. A soldier walked in quickly and reported: "Sir, there is a group of people outside. They say they are members of the Seven Star Gang." Hager frowned and said, "Seven Star Gang? Did they run out of the mountains? How many people are there in total?"

The soldier replied: "More than twenty people."

This number made Hager feel relieved, and he asked angrily: "What do they want to do?"

The soldier said: "The leader said that the food stored in the mountains is unsustainable, and the food promised to them by the Yan government has not yet arrived, so I hope to borrow some food from you and return it to you after the summer grain harvest. "

Hager raised his head and looked at him, his expression became very strange, and after a while he smiled angrily: "Looking to borrow food from me? How much do they want to borrow?"

"The man said...it takes one thousand stones."

"Damn it, you've got it over my head, let them get out of here right now!"

Hager scolded angrily, and the soldiers quickly retreated.

However, more than half an hour later, the soldier entered the camp again. This time, his expression was obviously panic, and he said hurriedly: "Sir, thousands of people from the Seven Star Gang came again, standing more than two miles to the north, saying They must ask adults to lend them food."

Hager's expression changed, and he was immediately filled with anger. He said in a cold voice: "Call the whole army!"

About half a stick of incense later, on the flat ground to the north of Jingjun's camp, Hager led his troops to form an array outside the camp. He looked at the more than a thousand people opposite, and after scanning around, he felt that he couldn't laugh or cry.

Who gave them the courage to run up to Jing Jun and act recklessly with these scattered, twisted, ragtag group of people standing crookedly and holding a variety of weapons in their hands?

"What a damn bad luck."

When Hager thought that he had to stay here to guard against the group of miscellaneous fish in front of him, while Pu Luhun and the young prince went to get military medals with his identity as the commander-in-chief, he couldn't help but become more and more irritable, and shouted impatiently: "The person in charge across the street get out!"

A woman with slender figure and beautiful appearance stepped out from the thousands of green forest heroes. Haggar was shocked at the sight of her.

Stunning!

At this time, his tone suddenly became gentle, and a strange smile appeared on his face: "Do you want food?"

Lin Xi said calmly: "Yes, please lend us a thousand stones of food, general, and we will definitely return it to you within half a year."

"A thousand stones is too much."

Hager looked at the young woman opposite and said with a smile: "I can lend you three hundred stones, but you must agree to one request."

"any request?"

"Just come and stay in the camp for a few days."

The unbridled laughter of Sergeant Jing's soldiers suddenly sounded all around.

Lin Xi's expression didn't change, and he suddenly raised his hand to the side, and Yu Dajun immediately handed over the bow and arrow.

"You deserve it?"

Lin Xi suddenly opened his bow and nocked an arrow, and the long arrow broke through the air instantly, as fast as a meteor!

Hager never expected that the other party would fall out at once, so he ducked subconsciously. The arrow passed over his head, and then hit the throat of a Jingjun soldier in the rear.

"I'm saying I'm lending you face. If you don't give it to us, of course we'll take it away. Don't you know what we do? Besides, why don't you find a mirror to look at your pig face!"

Lin Xi's words completely ignited the anger in Hager's heart. The squat just now made him lose face, and then he roared: "Seeking death!"

But with a wave of his hand, Jing's army roared out and headed towards the opposite side to cover up and kill more than a thousand people!

As soon as the battle began, the Seven-Star Army quickly fell into a disadvantage. Lin Xi also lost the calmness and calmness he had just now. They seemed to be completely at a disadvantage in terms of military strength and actual combat experience.

After a while, the Seven-Star Army headed north in confusion under the command of Lin Xi.

Hager stared at Lin Xi's figure and said angrily: "Kill them all!"

After escaping and chasing, they were soon far away from Jing Jun's camp.

When the distance was more than three miles, the Seven-Star Army in front of them, which was already on the verge of collapse, suddenly stopped. Hager felt as if his eyes were blurred. The slender woman suddenly turned around and looked at him, and at some point an extra handful appeared in her hand. Saber.

The next moment, Lin Xi twisted his body and exerted his strength, rushed forward a few steps in the opposite direction, raised his long knife high, and with a sound of wind and thunder, he chopped off the head of the Jingjun infantry rushing at the front!

This knife cut a terrifyingly long and narrow wound in the front of the Jingjun infantry from top to bottom, and blood spurted out!

Hager's heart suddenly tightened. Although he was a little far away from the man and surrounded by his subordinates, he seemed to feel the force of the knife blowing against his face, like a biting wind blowing against his face.

The surroundings seemed to suddenly become quiet.

Among the crowd, Hager noticed the way Lin Xi looked at him. His cold eyes seemed to be looking at a dead person.

At the same time, shouts of killing broke out in the mountains and fields on both sides of the front, and soldiers of the Seven-Star Army appeared all over the mountains and fields, and then rushed towards the battlefield from both wings.

In the fixed wind channel to the north, hundreds of riders came like a whirlwind!

(End of this chapter)