Thief Emperor

Chapter 698 How evil!

Early next morning.

Li Yun led his troops and hid between Shangcai and Ruyang. It was not yet 3 p.m., but because it was summer, the sky was already slightly brighter.

Li Yun turned around and looked behind him.

There were less than two thousand people behind him.

The reason for this arrangement is that there are too many people and it is easy to be seen by the scouts of the Shuofang Army. Therefore, Li Yun can only deploy the troops in a step-by-step manner. These two thousand people are on the front line, and when the enemy arrives, these two thousand people will entangle the enemy, and the Jiangdong Army in the rear will surround them.

This is undoubtedly risky, but even if it is a battlefield with tens of thousands of people, the actual fighting is only on a scale of about two to three thousand people. Li Yun is confident that he can hold out until reinforcements from the rear arrive.

Chen Da squatted beside Li Yun and whispered, "Sir, the enemy's scout cavalry is only seven or eight miles away from us."

Li Yun took a deep breath and said, "Let the cavalry from our scout camp also go up to meet them."

"Half an hour."

Li Yun said in a deep voice: "After half an hour, we will take the initiative to meet and fight the enemy!"

Chen Da nodded his head and said yes.

Li Yun looked back at him and said in a deep and powerful voice: "Remember, our goal is to hold them back for more than five days. Even if we suffer some losses during these five days, it is worth it."

The Xixia Mountain Camp has only been here for five days. Li Yun had already asked the Nine Departments to coordinate in advance. At this time, the Xixia Mountain Camp has already dispatched troops here.

Su Sheng's troops were also rushing here. They held out for five days. Even though Li Yun suffered a small loss here, the final result was worth it.

Chen Da looked at Li Yun and said with a smile: "Why do you suddenly lose confidence in your position?"

"It's hard to say who is stronger and who is weaker!"

Chen Da's eyes were blazing, and he said in a deep voice: "Anyway, I am following behind the superior, so I am not afraid of anyone! Whoever comes, I dare to fight them!"

"it is good."

Li Yun couldn't help but smile when he heard this. He patted Chen Da on the shoulder and said with a smile, "After hearing what you said, I feel much better. Let's go and make the arrangements!"

Chen Da grinned, turned around and went to get ready.

Soon, the cavalry in the Jiangdong Army's scout camp also came forward, and deliberately ran in the direction of the Shuofang Army. The purpose was to delay the Shuofang Army scouts and cover the whereabouts of Li Yun and others.

This process will not be smooth, because in terms of cavalry, the Jiangdong Army is much inferior, and the cavalry of the scout camp is even worse.

But there is no other way, I have to go now.

Li Yun watched the cavalry scouts rush forward, then asked someone to bring some food. He took a few big bites of bread, drank two sips of wine, and stood up to stretch his body.

After waiting for half an hour, he received a report from the scouts that they were only ten miles away from the Shuofang Army. Li Yun no longer hesitated and shouted in a low voice: "The Firearm Battalion and the Vanguard Battalion, be at the front and march with me!"

"go!"

Following Li Yun's order, two thousand elite Jiangdong troops, led by Captain Zhang Ai, marched northward!
Li Yun turned around and looked at Su Zhan, shouting, "You stay here, don't move. When the signal arrows are fired in front, immediately follow suit and contact the troops behind."

"in addition."

Li Yun glanced at Zhang Sui and said calmly, "There is no room for scholars on the battlefield. Take Zhang Sui to the rear."

During this period of time, Zhang Sui has been following Li Yun, and they are almost inseparable whenever they are in public.

If it were an ordinary monarch, he would be stationed in the central army or the rear at this time, and Zhang Sui could follow him all the time. However, Li Yun, the lord of Jiangdong, often rushed to the front line even when he was not on the battlefield. For a scholar like Zhang Sui, it was too dangerous.

Zhang Sui gritted his teeth and said, "My Lord, I have gradually become stronger during this period. Even if I cannot go to the battlefield, I can run very fast. I will go with you!"

He said in a deep voice: "I will write down everything I see and hear here."

Li Yun smiled dumbly: "On the battlefield, it's just you killing me and I killing you, what's there to remember?"

Zhang Sui lowered his head and said seriously, "Your Majesty, these can serve as your future records."

Li Yun thought about it, then smiled and said, "Since you are not afraid of death, just follow me."

After saying that, he no longer paid attention to Zhang Sui, turned around and shouted to Yang Xi, then he and his group mounted their horses and rushed towards the battlefield.

A short while later, the vanguard battalion of the Jiangdong Army, which was at the front, had already encountered the vanguard battalion of the Shuofang Army. The uniforms of both sides were completely different. The Shuofang Army wore khaki uniforms, while the Jiangdong Army was basically wearing black clothes and black armor. The two colors immediately collided with each other.

It was not until this time that Wei Yao, a major general in the Shuofang Army, received accurate information and knew that his side had been ambushed. However, he did not panic, but smiled and said to General Zhang Xiu next to him: "It seems that the letter that Zheng Can wrote to my father was either forged by someone else, or Zheng Can has surrendered to the enemy."

Zhang Xiu looked at Wei Yao, and there was no panic on his face. Instead, he smiled and said, "Major General, these Jiangdong people are simply crazy. If they defend the city and have firearms called thunder bombs, it will be troublesome for us to attack them. Now they dare to ambush us in the wild."

"They are so bold." Zhang Xiu sneered, "Back then, tens of thousands of rebels were defeated by our five thousand brothers. These Jiangdong soldiers are simply courting death."

Wei Yao thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "General Zhang, you must not underestimate the enemy. It is not surprising that these Jiangdong troops want to fight us in the field. On the contrary, it shows that Li Yun is ambitious."

Wei Yao smiled and said, "After all, you can't defend the world just by defending the city."

Zhang Xiu was also somewhat moved when he heard this. He nodded slowly and said, "Young General, you are right. The world is not won by defense. It seems that these Jiangdong troops also want to test us in the Shuofang area."

"That's why they dare to play like this."

Wei Yao looked at Zhang Xiu and said with a smile: "Then I'll have to trouble Uncle Zhang to show them the strength of our Shuofang Army and let them know..."

"When you see the Shuofang Army in the future, you must stay in the city."

"it is good!"

Zhang Xiu laughed loudly and was about to speak when he heard bursts of thunder and explosions coming from the front!

The sounds of these explosions continued, and occasionally screams could be heard.

Wei Yao and Zhang Xiu exchanged a glance. The young general was not surprised but delighted. He smiled and said, "Firearms, firearms!"

"Now, the task my father assigned me has been completed, Uncle Zhang!"

Zhang Xiu bowed his head and clasped his fists, smiling and saying, "Major General, please wait here for a moment. I will bring back a few firearms for you to play with!"

After saying this, he rode on his horse, pulled the reins, and the horse immediately galloped towards the battlefield.

When Zhang Xiu arrived at the front line of the battlefield, he was stopped by a captain before he even got close to the battlefield. The captain bowed his head and saluted, saying, "General, the firearms of these Jiangdong people are quite powerful. They have killed and injured many of our people. General, don't go forward rashly at this time."

The captain smiled and said, "I heard from others that these firearms are limited in number. After they have used up all of them, we will move forward and deal with these Jiangdong people."

After that, he took out a monocular eyepiece from his pocket and said with a smile, "General, this is a gift to you."

Zhang Xiu took it, took a look, frowned and asked, "What is it?"

"The telescope is a new gadget invented by the Jiangdong people. They have it even at the level of lieutenant. There are even more of them in the scout camps of the army. My subordinates have captured a few of their scouts and found it on them."

At this point, the captain paused, lowered his head and said, "General, you don't know that once these Jiangdong Army scouts are captured or can't walk anymore, the first thing they do is not to commit suicide, but to smash this thing, so this thing is very difficult to get."

"In this case, a scout from the Jiangdong Army was shot in the head by one of our men, and only then was he saved."

Zhang Xiu took it in his hand and played with it for a while, then he looked at it in front of his eyes. As expected, he could see very far. He couldn't help but smile and said, "Good stuff, good stuff."

He patted the captain on the shoulder and said with a smile: "It's rare that you have such filial piety. Fight well in this battle. When you return, I will ask for the first merit for you!"

While the two were talking, a blood-stained Shuofang Army officer came running over, his voice trembling: "General, you are so handsome!"

"The front is in disarray, the Jiangdong soldiers are coming to attack us!"

"Retreat quickly, retreat quickly!"

Upon hearing this, the commander's face suddenly changed. Zhang Xiu couldn't help but frowned and asked, "What's going on? It's only been half an hour since the battle started, and the front line has been defeated?"

"How many people are there in the Jiangdong Army?"

The captain looked terrified and shook his head, saying, "I don't know, I don't know how many people there are, but these people, when they fight, they are like possessed by evil spirits, they don't care about their lives at all!"

He said in a trembling voice: "I just saw someone with a broken arm rushing forward with a knife, killing several of us. General, they..."

"It's so evil!"

Zhang Xiu frowned and shouted, "Don't panic, mobilize He Cheng's captain battalion to come up!"

"I just don't believe how capable these Jiangnan people are on the battlefield!"

After saying that, he looked at the front line of the battlefield ahead.

The battlefield was already covered in blood and fire.

Amidst the blood and fire, Chen Da raised his knife like a mad tiger.

"Brothers, there are military honors ahead!"

"Follow me and kill me!"

(End of this chapter)