Northern Dynasties

Chapter 290
"Mr. Wu'an, I'm sorry. I didn't go north in time to fight side by side with you, which made you trapped in the isolated city."

On the battlefield outside Guangwu City, sporadic battles were still going on, but the commanders of each team were in charge of commanding, and there was no need for Li Tai to supervise the formation.At this time, the defenders in the city had already cleared the blocked city gates, Li Mu led his own soldiers out to meet them, Li Tai rode his horse and clasped his fists at Li Mu and his party.

After Li Mu heard this, his expression was ashamed, and he hurriedly waved his hands and said, "Boshan, stop laughing at me. Before, you rushed forward underestimated the enemy, but you were almost harmed by this ant tiger, and you retreated in a hurry. The state has already fallen. If it weren't for Bo Shan, you led the troops to help in time, and I don't know how long it will take to break through the enemy!"

Seeing Li Mu's ashamed expression, Li Tai thought his self-esteem was severely frustrated, so he stopped talking about this topic, and pointed to the battlefield instead, saying: "Our army came from afar to fight, and we don't know much about the enemy's situation. The chief culprit of the thieves, if your men and women still have spare energy, Mr. Wuan, how about joining the formation to drive out the thieves?"

After Li Mu heard the words, he shook his head and sighed: "There is no need to make such a vulgar plan between me and Boshan. I am deeply moved that you are willing to run to rescue. All these thieves were defeated by your army, and all kinds of harvests will be yours. My subordinates do have some free energy to use, but they really don’t have the face to share the credit.”

Private soldiers are prevalent nowadays, no matter how important the battle is, it is difficult to accurately distribute the credit to each soldier who participated in the war, and even if there is a reward, it is mostly for the generals who supervise the army, and rarely goes to the ranks.

If the generals wanted to reward and reward the troops, they had to pay out of their own pockets, or they had to think of other ways.

There are often records in history books that some famous ministers will reward others with their salaries so that their own families have no money left, so as to show their high morals.But it is very likely that this person is a powerful military leader with self-respect, and his ability to generate income and increase production is so-so.

In addition to paying out of pocket, one of the most important ways to support the trilogy is to support the war with war.For example, on the battlefield right now, those thieves, soldiers and horses fleeing everywhere, as well as the abandoned tools and supplies everywhere, are naturally the spoils of war for the winning side.

Hearing that Li Mu didn't care about it and handed over the distribution of the loot, Li Taidang was no longer polite, and asked the defenders who left the city to collect all the things left on the battlefield for the time being, and talk to Li Mu After a consultation, they dispatched troops together and organized a pursuit team of 3000 people, chasing and killing the bandits in the direction of their defeat and escape.

When the soldiers were busy, Li came to tell the envoy that the camp left by the rebel army had been occupied and cleared out. After listening, Li Tai invited Li Mutong to visit the enemy camp.

Li Mu also wanted to use the camp left by the enemy to gain a better understanding of the enemy, so he led a group of personal soldiers and entered the camp with Li Tai.

There are many tributaries of rivers and canals on the north bank of Qingshui. When the water flow dries up in winter, these rivers and canals will dry up, forming a series of oblique and longitudinal valleys. The camp of the bandit army is set up in such a valley.

When Li Tai and Li Mu entered the enemy camp and looked around, they soon noticed a hint of mystery.

The exposed camp of the bandit army is not small, but many of the remaining tents in the camp have no traces of soldiers living in it. It can be seen that the commander of the bandit army is also bluffing and exaggerating his own strength. It was so frightening that Li Mu, including Li Tai's reinforcements, did not dare to attack.

Soldiers never tire of cheating. A battle is always full of variables before the outcome is determined. Unscrupulous and exhausting all methods available to increase one's own chances of winning are also the awareness that every general in command must have.

"This bandit general is full of tricks. He took advantage of my previous underestimation of the enemy and failed to distinguish the truth from the truth to bluff. If I could see the false state in his camp earlier, I would attack the bandit camp myself. Why bother Boshan to run around One ride!"

Annoyed, Li Mu hacked through several empty tents of the bandit camp one after another, and said bitterly half unwillingly and half unhappily.He himself is also a master of disguise, and he earned ten lives for himself, but he was cheated by a thief. It can be said that he felt a double setback in his heart.

Although he has stated that he will not participate in the distribution of meritorious trophies, after walking around the bandit camp, Li Mu couldn't help asking: "Has the leader of the bandit army been captured?"

Li Dao, who was the first to rush here, shook his head after hearing the words, crossed his hands and said, "When the bandit army was defeated, there were still nearly [-] people following the flag. According to the account of the bandit chieftain captured by the old formation, the army The chief general's name is Liu Ah Qi, and he's from Lishi Hu's bandits..."

After listening to Li Dao's report and explanation, Li Mu couldn't help feeling disappointed, and sighed not without potential meaning: "It's a pity, it's a pity, it's quite a trick to see how the bandits will deploy their troops. It should be that the bandits are good at commanding the emperor Wise soldiers, if you can't just arrest them this time, if you let them escape, I'm afraid they will continue to cause trouble in the coming year!"

Li Tai heard that Li Mu probably hoped to continue chasing the enemy, but it was still not safe to rely on the troops of the East Xia Prefecture headquarters, so he wanted Li Tai's troops to continue to cooperate.However, he had just accepted a favor from Li Tai for rescue and rescue, and he hadn't returned it yet, so he should be a little ashamed to speak for a while.

"Elimination of evil is done, how can we give up halfway and leave disaster behind! Although our army is not a great army, but now that we have reached this point, we must not sit back and watch the bandits harass the territory and retreat calmly! If Lord Wu'an has a plan to attack the bandits far away, I will also I beg you to be a part of it!"

Seeing that Li Mu was embarrassed to speak, Li Tai simply expressed his opinion directly.

This itself was not Li Mu's business alone. Although these bandits did not directly intrude into the Three Defense City area this time, it still worried Li Tai a lot.Although it was just a false alarm, the cruelest revenge must be given to the other party in order to deter these thieves from doing things in a flash and interfering with the development plan of the Three Defense City.

Li Mu was overjoyed when he heard Li Tai's statement, he grabbed Li Tai's arm and clenched it tightly, and said with a smile on his face: "The former general Boshan came to help, I already know that you are a righteous person, and I am grateful." No end. After Guangwu was out of trouble, he was still willing to help me attack the invading enemy. It really made me...

Alas, I have experienced a lot of people, relatives and good friends in my life, but there are only a few people like Boshan who can work together and trust life and death!Li Xianqing is not a moral gentleman praised by the world, but he will never live up to his kindness.From then on, if Boshan asks for something, I will never refuse! "

Seeing Li Mu's expression of gratitude, Li Tai was also quite relieved, but he was also afraid that if this continued, Li Mu might have to be sworn brothers with him who cut off chicken heads and burned yellow paper.Our friendship is friendship, but one size is one size, if you want to stand and squeeze into my Longxi Li family, then I can't just agree!

So he quickly changed the subject again, pointed at Li Daofa and asked, "How many chieftains were captured in this battle? What are their respective identities? Have you interrogated them all?"

"Before, according to the order of the governor of the capital, the priority was to defeat the bandits. After the bandits were defeated, more than [-] members of the bandit chieftain Qushuai were successively arrested. They are still interrogated in turn. After the confessions of the hustle and bustle are collected, they will be reported immediately. Metropolitan Governor."

When it comes to the capture of personnel, Li Dao couldn't help but beam with joy. Although the real military strategy of the Taifu is not in northern Shaanxi, capturing so many thieves and Hu leaders in a single battle can definitely be called a great achievement.

But after reporting the basic situation, Li Dao's face turned a little weird again, and he turned around and pointed to a tent in the camp and said, "In that tent, a Hu chieftain surrendered himself, but the situation is a bit weird. I don't know how to deal with it, and I have to ask the governor to make a decision himself."

Hearing this, Li Tai felt a little curious in his heart, and immediately walked towards the camp.

Li Mu did not follow. After Li Tai promised to help him continue to hunt down the bandit army, he was already full of energy in his heart, and he wanted to make up for his mistakes in the next pursuit. Of course, he had to have a comprehensive understanding of the banditry. learn.

Therefore, after asking Li Dao where the chieftains were detained and interrogated, Li Mu went straight there to interrogate the enemy himself.

"How is this going?"

When Li Tai went outside the tent that Li Dao mentioned, he looked inside for a while, his face sank immediately, pointing to the situation inside, he said angrily: "Even if you want to humiliate these thieves and captives, how can you be so profligate?" Use materials! These silk brocades are stained like this, can they still be used?"

After hearing this, the guards outside the military tent had their faces distorted, and they clasped their fists in fear and said, "Master Qi, when this servant came here, the situation inside the tent was like this. It’s really not a servant waiting to fiddle with materials..."

"Nonsense! You didn't do it, could it be themselves?"

Li Tai took another look at the zongzi-like huzu wrapped in the tent, and felt very angry again. He only saw that the huzu were full of huzu in the tent, maybe there were hundreds of them, and everyone was covered with wraps. There are several layers of silk wrapped around it, and there are even more precious brocades inside, at least hundreds of pieces must have been wasted.

Jihu was originally a bunch of poor ghosts, even after such a victorious battle, there would be very little to gain except for the captives, Li Tai was very angry in his heart because he was wasted like this.He doesn't know Chai Migui if he is not in charge, he has already planned to severely punish the soldiers who engage in such pranks.

"Great Governor, Great Governor, they didn't lie, this is the weirdness of what the last general said!"

As soon as Li Dao had pointed out the way to Li Mu, he hurried to catch up. Seeing Li Taizheng's angry face, he quickly explained. , the governor of my family came here, and you will go out to worship quickly, if you still refuse to obey the order, don't blame the sword and arrow for being ruthless!"

"Wait a minute, wait a minute! May I ask what rank is this governor in your country, and can he make decisions on major issues?"

As soon as Li Dao finished speaking, a dull voice came from the crowd in the tent: "Please forgive me, the governor, I definitely don't look down on you. It's just that I have a good identity, and the things I can explain are confidential It's important, it's not for the general public to hear about it. It's better to invite your commander-in-chief to come over to accept the surrender, and your army will know the secret sooner!"

Li Tai originally felt a little embarrassed, but when he heard what the insider said, he couldn't help being a little dumbfounded, and even suspected that he had heard it wrong, so he turned to Li Dao who was next to him to confirm.

Li Dao also gave Li Tai a puzzled look, and then shouted into the tent: "My family's chief governor is the commander of our army, and you can decide whether you live or die. If you still shirk and refuse to come out, it will be difficult." Treat me with respect again!"

"Scatter, you all quickly scatter, don't prevent me from going out of the tent to meet the nobleman!"

After hearing Li Dao's shout, the voice in the tent suddenly became urgent, and the pawns gathered in the tent also began to disperse to the left and right.

Seeing this, Li Dao hastily summoned the soldiers from the left and near, and pulled out those pawns who had voluntarily dispersed in the tent one by one, adding a few points, there were more than five hundred soldiers, and they were not old or weak Sick and disabled, all of them looked strong and powerful, much stronger than those Hu soldiers captured in many battle formations.

What's even more puzzling is that after these soldiers withdrew from the camp, they revealed armor and equipment all over the place, and they looked relatively sophisticated, which naturally made the situation even more weird.

However, before Li Dao had time to make more reprimands, a tightly wrapped colorful rice dumpling quickly moved out of the tent, and asked very earnestly: "May I ask which strong man is the governor?"

Li Dao took a long gun from the soldier next to him and made a slight provocation, and the head and face of the rice dumpling were exposed. He also raised his arms and forcefully peeled off the brocade and other things wrapped around himself, and looked around. Even though Xiaobu approached Li Tai, he knelt down on the ground with a plop and said loudly: "This handsome and mighty gentleman, who is as powerful as a god, must be the governor! Xiaomin Xihe Lishibu Luoji Upper Chief Liu Kuzhen, I pay my respects to the Commander! The Commander is intimidating, I only wish I hadn’t met earlier, otherwise I wouldn’t use the Commander to lead the troops to teach me, and Xiaomin will lead his subordinates to follow the Commander’s orders..."

Li Tai claimed to be a knowledgeable person, but after seeing this Hu Chief's performance, he still couldn't react for a while. He really didn't expect that the difference in human nature can be so great.

Even if he is greedy for life and afraid of death, he needs to beg for mercy, but the bottom line shown by Hu Chief Liu Kuzhen is something Li Tai has never seen before.

Goodbye to those valuable silks and satins that this guy randomly abandoned on the ground, Li Tai frowned even more. This wretched bandit chieftain is nothing but normal aesthetics!
He ordered the soldiers to set up the chieftain Hu, looked him up and down, and then said with a sneer: "I have captured and killed many thieves Hu Qushuai, but there are not many as arrogant and arrogant as you." .I would like to hear what is special about you, and what secrets you can reveal that must be heard by the commander. If you just deceive people with lies to survive, then you are doomed to die!"

　The end of the year is approaching, and there are a lot of chores, so I will update a chapter today. . .

　　
　
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