Will Ming

Although there were still 300 of those bandit soldiers, but seeing that the head of the family was shot through the head with an arrow by the black armor general, everyone lost their mind to fight again. Someone greeted, and the 300 people turned around and fled towards the distance.Li Xian raised his eyes and looked forward to find Zhang Jincheng, where could he find his shadow.

Li Xian wanted to chase after him again, but he saw many routs of rebels rushing towards him.Although the thieves had been completely defeated, there were countless people who escaped in disorder.Because of the help of Li Xian's elite cavalry, the soldiers of Qijun won a big victory unexpectedly.It's just that after all, the number of soldiers in Qi County is too small to control the situation at all.As soon as the defeated soldiers fled, Zhang Xutuo ordered to withdraw and rectify after the various county soldiers chased after him for a while.In this battle, Zhishilang Wang Bo came with an army of 1. When he fled, he had less than [-] horses with him, which can be described as a serious injury.

Li Xian chased and killed Zhang Jincheng alone, so he had to return with regret.

On the way, they met Luo Shixin who was already on the verge of collapse. Li Xian simply bandaged his wound, and the two of them slowly returned to the foot of Mount Dai. Luo Shixin had too many wounds on his body. Although he was not fatally wounded, he was bleeding profusely, so his face turned pale and frightening. , when he was fighting on the battlefield, he let go of his tense breath, and now he looked extremely weak.

It's just that he has too many questions in his mind, and he feels uncomfortable if he doesn't ask clearly.

"Anzhi, there is something I want to ask you."

Luo Shixin coughed a few times, and casually wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with his clothes.

"you say"

Li Xian handed over a soft cloth handkerchief.

Luo Shixin took the cloth and looked at it, thoughtfully.

"Anzhi, the imperial court conquered Goguryeo last year..."

"it's me."

Before Luo Shixin finished asking, Li Xian nodded and said, "Yan Yun is me."

Luo Shixin was stunned, raised his head and glanced at Li Xian but didn't know what to say.The two walked forward in silence for a while, and Luo Shixin couldn't help asking after all, "Why did you join the army? So what..."

"How did you become a thief again?"

Li Xian smiled and said, "You want to ask this."

Luo Shixin nodded without denying it.He is an open and aboveboard man, and he is straightforward in everything.However, when Li Xian said that thief word, Luo Shixin subconsciously tightened his heart.Since arriving in Qi County, his views on thieves have changed.In private, when he and Qin Qiong were chatting, the two of them also mentioned that the Great Sui Dynasty was only 30 years old, and there was chaos.Are those rebels really plotting rebellion with ulterior motives?

Qin Qiong said something intriguing at the time.

How could there be so many ambitious people in this world? If there were any, they would all belong to aristocratic families. If the common people could have enough food and clothing, who would be willing to be displaced and buried in another country?

Qin Qiong is twice as old as Luo Shixin, and he has experienced far more human relationships and worldly conflicts than Luo Shixin.Moreover, Qin Qiong is kind and benevolent, and when looking at problems, he can often see a level that Luo Shixin cannot see.Before Luo Shixin came to Qi County, he was jealous of evil, seeing those rebels who burned, killed and looted, he wanted to chop them into meat.In the past two years, the number of thieves who have killed themselves in Qi County is also the largest, but after the murder, they are not as happy as before.Many of the people who died under his hands were ordinary people who were forced to take up kitchen knives and sticks to rebel.

It was only when he came into contact with the officialdom that he really saw clearly that being an official was often more of a disaster than a bandit.

Seeing the change in Luo Shixin's expression, Li Xian smiled and said, "Look at your attire, you have become a captain in just two years, it's really remarkable."

Luo Shixin smiled wryly and shook his head, "You have been in Liaodong for just a few months, and you have achieved rank five!"

Li Xian breathed a sigh of relief and said, "If you don't ask, I didn't want to mention that trip to Liaodong to anyone. If you don't join the army, you don't know the darkness in the army. If you don't serve as an official, you don't know the filth of the officialdom. I originally wanted to Joining the army to serve the country, fighting the Goguryeo people on the Liaodong battlefield, killing all the foreign bandits, no matter how many you kill, you will feel happy."

"From Liaoshui to Sashui, the Goguryeo people were killed all the way. But..."

Li Xian turned his head to look at Luo Shixin and said, "When we retreated from Sashui, we went all the way back to Liaodong. Do you know who is blocking our way home?"

Luo Shixin's face changed, and he vaguely guessed something in his heart.

"It's the soldiers of the Sui government!"

Li Xianhan said: "I finally rescued a team of more than 2 people from the siege of hundreds of thousands of Goguryeo people, and returned to Liaodong after all the hardships. Before everyone was happy, I was completely hurt by the court. Heart! As you can see, all my brothers are from the army. If people like them don’t give up on the court, they are willing to be thieves? Their families are all military households, and they are all good families! Who would want to carry the word "thief" on their backs? ?”

"why?"

Luo Shixin asked Li Xian with an ugly face: "Why did the court do this!"

"why?"

Li Xian sneered and said: "Because the nine generals were defeated, and 30 troops were killed in Goguryeo, but I led a team of 2 people to fight a bloody way back. Those generals can tolerate it." Can you let me go? Why did the emperor order the pontoon bridge on the Liao River to be burned when he knew that there was still a group of troops coming back?"

Luo Shixin had already guessed this point, but there was still a sharp pain in his heart.

"Perhaps... Your Majesty doesn't know."

He spoke in a very soft voice, so soft that even he felt that he had no confidence to speak out.

"The emperor doesn't know?"

Li Xian sneered: "He just doesn't want to know, doesn't want to know, and pretends not to know if he knows! Given the choice between more than 2 soldiers and several families, which one will he choose?"

Luo Shixin was silent.

……

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When he returned to the foot of Mount Dai, Luo Shixin was taken aback by the scene in front of him!He glanced sideways at Li Xian, and seeing Li Xian's uneasy expression, he quickly urged his horse to rush forward.In the open area at the foot of Mount Dai, the soldiers of Qi County had already lined up and were confronting Li Xian's five thousand cavalry!

On the side of the soldiers of Qijun, Zhang Xutuo and Qin Qiong stood at the front of the team, and the archers were already on the bow. Except for some of the soldiers who were guarding the prisoners, most of the soldiers of the county had assembled, and it seemed that they were ready to fight.On the side of Yanyun Village, the cavalry led by Daxi Changru and Zhang Zhongjian had already formed an attack formation, and the battle seemed to be imminent.

"Wait a minute!"

Luo Shixin rushed to the front of the two armies, stopped in front of Zhang Xutuo and said, "General, why is this?"

Zhang Xutuo glanced at him and said: "You retreat before the battle, and ignore the army, and you will not be able to escape the military law after you go back!"

Luo Shixin said with a miserable face: "General, I know that I have violated the military law and should be punished, but General, without them we would not be able to win this battle today! If the people from Yanyunzhai did not come here, I am afraid that we would have already fought Died on the battlefield, general, you can't discriminate between the enemy and us!"

"Enemy?"

Zhang Xutuo stared at Luo Shixin coldly and asked, "Then tell me, who is the enemy and who is me?"

He snorted coldly and said: "You're right, without the help of their Yanyunzhai men and horses, the men in Qi County would never say that they would hate this place today. Luo Shixin! But you have to understand one thing! The officers and soldiers are the officers and soldiers. A thief is an anti-thief! Look at those people on the opposite side, what is the difference between them and Wang Bo Zhang Jincheng now!"

"But they were all soldiers of the Sui Dynasty."

Luo Shixin said almost pleadingly.

Zhang Xutuo widened his eyes and said word by word: "But they are all thieves now! The soldiers of the Sui government, instead of serving the country, become thieves, which is an unforgivable capital crime!"

"What a Zhang Xutuo of Qi County, what a dog official!"

After Li Xian returned to the formation, he sneered a few times and said.

"Being ungrateful, crossing rivers and tearing down bridges, not distinguishing between right and wrong, hypocritical benevolence and righteousness, you really know how to be an official!"

Li Xian's words pierced Zhang Xutuo's heart word by word, like a knife cutting out his heart.Zhang Xutuo's face changed color with anger, and he pointed at Li Xian and said, "I don't care why you came here today, and I don't care what your identity was before. I only know that you are now a traitor who is causing trouble! Emperor En, protect and govern the party, I am an official, you are a thief, that is enough, this is the reason!"

Li Xian waved his hand and said, "Why do you have to make such a disgusting gesture? If you want to fight, just bring someone to attack. I want to see, what can you do to me?"

The cavalrymen of Yanyunzhai were also very angry at this time. They were originally soldiers of the Sui Dynasty. Li Xian led them to kill Ju Yeze and Zhang Jin, saying that such a rebel was nothing, and they were willing to follow Li Xian.But let them fight with the army, they always feel a little awkward.But today, they helped the soldiers of Qi County defeat 10,000+ rebels, and Zhang Xutuo immediately turned his back on him, which made their previous hesitation disappear immediately.They have been betrayed by the court once, if Li Xian hadn't brought them back, they would have been headless and dead in Liaodong.At this time, Zhang Xutuo's angry face made them feel annoyed, and they would kill them without hesitation as long as Li Xian gave an order to express their anger.

"General!"

Qin Qiong approached Zhang Xutuo and said softly: "The soldiers are no longer able to fight, and the enemy is all light cavalry... When the battle starts, not many of our children from Qi County will be able to go back."

Zhang Xutuo's face was extremely ugly, he sighed and said: "Shubao, can we still be cowardly without fighting and lose the prestige of the court?"

"prestige?!"

Luo Shixin said coldly: "Is the imperial court's prestige really like this?"

Zhang Xutuo said angrily: "Shut up! You have formed bandits and gangsters, regardless of the overall situation. After I go back, I will report to the court to punish you!"

Luo Shixin smiled miserably and said: "Punish the crime? Why wait until you go back? Luo Shixin is very grateful for the care of the general in the past two years! But, general, Shixin has something to say! That's right, they are all from the army.