The Beacon of Kyushu

Chapter 60

That night, the moonlight was cold, and Li Jiqian sat alone in the tent and looked up at the stars in the sky.In the eyes of others, the starry sky tonight may be the same as in the past, but in the eyes of Li Jiqian, it feels extraordinarily vast, and he laments that he is just a drop in the ocean compared to the stars.

"Boss Li." Ye Liche's deep voice sounded, and he had arrived beside Li Jiqian at some point.Seeing Ye Liche coming, Li Jiqian hurriedly got up to greet him, let him sit beside him, added some charcoal fire to the brazier in front of him, and said, "Chief Ye Liche, what's the point of coming here late at night?"

Ye Liche smiled awkwardly, a little hesitant to speak, "Boss Li, I heard that Mrs. Zun was killed by the Song Army a few days ago, and she died at a young age. It is really pitiful. As the saying goes, 'beauties deserve heroes' For a hero like Chief Li, without a beautiful woman by his side, how lonely would it be?"

Li Jiqian sighed slightly and said with a wry smile: "I have known Mrs. Wang for more than ten years. I made a vow to live together forever and never leave me. How could she leave me so soon? I am not afraid of the jokes of the leader Yeli, I am Li Jiqian In this life, apart from Wang Shi, there is no room for other women in my heart."

Ye Liche's face became a little embarrassed, and he said after a while: "Boss Li, you are now the leader of the party, but you don't even have a son and a half daughter. After a hundred years, who will inherit this position? Listen to my advice, take advantage of the present You are still young, you should think about the continuation of the string as soon as possible, otherwise you will be unable to do what you want in a few years. If there is something wrong, you kick your legs, and this leader will have to be crowned. At that time, our lives will be different. But it’s not so good.”

Li Jiqian shook his head, "Now that the bones of my mother and wife are not cold, and I, Li Jiqian, have not avenged my vengeance, how can I consider the continuation? But there is some truth to what the leader Ye Li said. I really shouldn't make the whole family have no descendants for my own selfishness." Otherwise, what face would I have to meet the dead ancestors after my death?"

Ye Liche nodded slightly, and said: "Boss Li, if you want to continue in the future, remember to tell me next time. Although I, Ye Liche, looks weird, but my younger sister is quite handsome, I would like to offer my marriage to Chief Li The two books are good forever! It will also prevent people from gossiping and making up a few gossips that you and I don't like to hear."

Li Jiqian was startled, and hurriedly got up and said: "I have heard for a long time that your sister Ye Lixia has a beauty that can overwhelm the country and the city. Countless party Xiang Erlang are overwhelmed by her, and are willing to worship under her pomegranate skirt. Leader Ruo Yeli really intends to betroth your sister to me. It is the blessings I, Li Jiqian, cultivated for several lifetimes, and I thank Chief Yeli for his kindness in advance!"

Ye Liche laughed and said: "Haha, I was afraid that Chief Li would dislike her sister's ugly appearance and refuse to agree to this marriage. It seems that I was too worried. Our party members are not as strict as the Han people about mourning. As long as Chief Li is willing, I will take my younger sister over to marry you."

Li Jiqian hurriedly shook his head and said, "This is impossible!"

Ye Liche rolled his eyes, "Why, don't tell this leader that you want to learn the disgusting sour language and fake vinegar of the Han people!"

Li Jiqian said: "No, it's just that the big revenge has not been reported, how can we rush to get married? Let's discuss this matter after Yinzhou is recovered and Cao Guangshi is killed!"

Ye Liche nodded, got up and said: "Okay, Leader Li really values ​​love and righteousness! Our Yeli Department is at the disposal of Leader Li at any time. As long as you give an order, we will definitely go forward even if there are mountains of swords and flames in front of us!"

Li Jiqian made a deep bow and said, "Thank you, Chief Ye Li!" Ye Liche hurriedly supported Li Jiqian with both hands, then turned around with a smile and walked out of the main tent, and soon his figure disappeared into the dark night.

In the early morning of the second day, the sky was slightly bright.

Li Jiqian came to the stream alone, knelt in front of the graves of his mother and his wife, stared at the cold tombstone with his eyes, and seemed to see the fresh faces of the two of them again.Tears welled up in his eyes, and his voice became choked up, "Mother, beloved wife, how are you doing over there? You died for me, and even more so for the entire Tuoba tribe and the entire Dangxiang clan." , your death is not only as important as Mount Tai to me, but also to Xiang Erlang of all parties. Now I am no longer the leader of the Tuoba tribe who can be slaughtered by others, but the leader of the party and the person who rules all parties Chieftain, I finally have the strength to avenge you! I, Li Jiqian, swear, if I can’t kill Cao Guangshi and regain the land of Wuzhou, I will not be a human being!”

Just as he finished speaking, he suddenly heard a loud shout from behind, shouting, "Kill Cao Guangshi, take back the land of the five states! Kill Cao Guangshi, take back the land of the five states!"

Li Jiqian hurriedly stood up, turned around and saw a lot of Dang Xiang Erlang gathered behind him.They come from different tribes, with different statuses and martial arts levels, but the spirit of fighting against each other in their eyes is completely the same.Hearing their shouts, Li Jiqian felt his blood boil with killing intent.

He raised his arms and shouted: "Everyone, it is a great honor for me, Li Jiqian, to be trusted by everyone. I will never disappoint your expectations! Since you are all willing to follow me, Li Jiqian, please take up your swords and guns, and fight back to the bank with me." , Xia Zhuzhou, slashed Cao Guangshi with his hands, and recovered the land of the five states. Let the people of Song Dynasty know that our party Xiang Erlang is definitely not a cattle and sheep to be slaughtered, and the invaders will never come back!"

Everyone cheered in unison: "The chief is wise! We swear to follow the chief and defend the dignity of the Dangxiang clan to the death. Whoever dares to bully our Dangxiang clan will be paid in blood!"

At this time Zhang Pu, Li Ruoyun and Wan Jianfeng passed through the crowd and came to Li Jiqian.Li Jiqian looked at Zhang Pu and said, "Brother Zhang, as the brains of my Tuoba Department, you will be in charge of this battle."

Zhang Pu thought for a while, and said: "Everyone, I don't think it is the best time to send troops at this time. However, the most important thing in fighting is momentum. Since you are all willing to fight with the Song army, it is not impossible to go to war at this time."

He looked at Yeli, Xifeng, Feiting, and Xiangli, and said: "Among the four of you, the Yeli tribe is the leader, send troops to subdue Xiazhou, remember that it is best to win, if you are not victorious, don't force it, and retreat in time .Although we are not greedy for life and afraid of death, we are not greedy for life and afraid of death, but after all, there are not enough people and limited food and Taiwan. We should not over-consume and remember to preserve our strength."

Ye Liche and the other three leaders bowed together and said: "Yes, I will obey the military order!" After finishing speaking, the three gathered their own troops, took a short rest, and then rushed towards Xiazhou aggressively.

Zhang Pu looked at the four tribes of Tuoba, Pochao, Miqi, and Fangdang, "Among the four tribes, Tuoba tribe is the leader, leading troops to subdue Yinzhou, so you can't love to fight. I will always follow the army and treat the enemy strategically. When we approach Yinzhou City, I will tell everyone."

Li Jiqian nodded in satisfaction, took everyone to prepare some useful things, and rushed to Yinzhou in a hurry.Others may just want to have fun for a while, but Li Jiqian knows the meaning of this battle well. Only by capturing Yinzhou in one fell swoop can he avenge his mother and wife, completely stabilize his position in the Dangxiang clan, and defeat the Dangxiang clan in one fell swoop. His aura made Song Jun never dare to touch the land of Wuzhou again!

Two days later, Li Jiqian led his troops to approach Yinzhou City.

Li Jiqian was riding on a horse, Zhang Pu and Li Ruoyun followed, Li Jichong and Li Jiyuan followed closely behind, Wan Jianfeng also rode on a thin and short pony, drinking fine wine while following him.Behind them are the leaders of the other three divisions and two or three thousand Dangxiang cavalry. Along the way, people from the three divisions would join the team from time to time upon hearing the news. For the sparsely populated Dangxiang tribe, such a team is definitely considered a huge force. .

Yinzhou is Li Jiqian's hometown. Although he left Yinzhou for only half a month, he returned to Yinzhou with his troops again, and he couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion in his heart.He looked at the team behind him, and then at Yinzhou City not far away, which was built of loess. He turned to Zhang Pu and said, "Brother Zhang, should you tell us about the next plan?"

Zhang Pu nodded slightly, pointed at Yinzhou with his whip, and before he could speak, the people behind him were out of control and rushed towards Yinzhou City frantically.Zhang Pu knew that his actions must have caused the misunderstanding of the crowd, thinking that he was going to order a strong attack on Yinzhou, he hurriedly spoke loudly to stop it.

The people of the various departments of the party were originally patchwork, they had never received formal training on weekdays, and they had long been dissatisfied with the Song army. The moment Zhang Pu raised his hand, they rushed forward like a flood that burst a bank. Still listening to his explanation?
Seeing this, Li Jiqian decided to make a mistake, waved at Li Ruoyun and others, and rushed towards Yinzhou City with his horse and whip.Zhang Pu sighed, knowing that the situation of this battle was completely overwhelmed, so he had no choice but to follow the crowd and attack Yinzhou.

Before the crowd rushed to the bottom of the city, thousands of arrows were fired from the top of the city, like a storm, and like locusts plundering the territory, in an instant countless party members were hit by arrows and fell off their horses.But Dang Xiangerlang was brave enough to attack Yinzhou City wave after wave. Even though he knew that there was only a dead end ahead, he still scrambled to charge.

Li Jiqian asked for a hard bow from the cavalry behind him, but when he saw him unfurl the bow and set up an arrow, a sharp arrow shot at the deputy general of the Song Army who was commanding the defense at the top of the city.The lieutenant general of the Song Army devoted himself to commanding his soldiers to resist the attacking party troops. He didn't pay attention to Li Jiqian who was far behind the brigade. He was about to order his soldiers to cut off the ropes and throw the rolling logs down the city, but his throat was pierced by the sharp arrow. fell from the top of the city.

Seeing this, Xiang Erlang cheered in unison, and the offensive became more and more fierce.Seeing that the Song army at the head of the city was about to be unable to resist, suddenly seeing dust rising from the northeast, a mighty Song army came over, at least 5000 to [-] people.

The people of this army are like fierce tigers, and the horses are like happy dragons. The leader of this army is the general Cao Guangshi who was sent by the Song Dynasty to take over the five states.They rushed to the side of the Dangxiang cavalry in the blink of an eye, and the Dangxiang cavalry panicked, and even Li Jiqian's face turned livid in an instant.

Zhang Pu looked at Cao Guangshi and sighed, "Oh, I didn't expect this man to use his troops so skillfully. Even if Dang Xiang Erlang followed his plan, he might not be able to take back Yinzhou!"

Seeing this, Cao Guangshi sneered, and the big knife in his hand became more and more handy. In an instant, countless Dangxiang cavalrymen were decapitated, and their flesh and blood flew everywhere.Seeing this, the defenders on the top of the city also regained their spirits, and kept shooting down arrows, and the Dangxiang army was immediately defeated.

Li Jiqian hurriedly turned his horse's head, waved his hands and shouted: "Everyone, retreat quickly!"

After hearing the words, everyone also changed directions, retreating in the direction of Dijinze one after another.Only Mi Qingle didn't retreat, he saw that his subordinates were seriously injured, roared angrily, and rushed towards Cao Guangshi with a big axe.Cao Guangshi didn't take it seriously, he slashed at the top of Mi Qinle's head fiercely, and Mi Qinle hurriedly swung his big ax to meet him.

The big knife collided with the huge axe, and there was a loud "Dang" sound in midair, as if a thunderbolt sounded from the nine heavens.Both of them are powerful and fierce, for a moment the big sword and the huge ax were in a stalemate, and neither of them would take half a step back.

At this time, Mi Qinle was the only party member left outside the city gate, and in an instant he became a live target for the Song army. Arrows were fired from above and below the city, and countless arrows shot at Mi Qinle's fat body at the same time.Mi Qingle was holding a big axe, and was resisting Cao Guangshi's big sword, but he couldn't draw a flying arrow with his hand, and was immediately pierced by random arrows, and died of exhaustion, his body fell from the horse's back.

With a swing of his sword, Cao Guangshi chopped off Mi Qinle's head and held it high in the air to show his bravery.There were thunderous cheers from all over the city of Yinzhou, and everyone's face was filled with the joy of victory. They looked in the direction of Di Jinze, their eyes were full of contempt and disdain, as if in their eyes, the Eight Departments of the Party Committee were just a group of bidders. only.

Li Jiqian took the remnants of the defeated general and fled westward in a panic all the way. Fortunately, there was no ambush on the way, so the whole army was not wiped out.The high fighting spirit before everyone's departure was gone, and everyone was downcast like a frost-beaten eggplant, and they no longer had the fighting spirit of the past.

(End of this chapter)