The fox minister in the late Tang Dynasty

Chapter 130 Peerless Brave Li Cunxiao

The mountains in Jindi are majestic and steep, with verdant green forests covering the hilltops, layers of swaying branches, shades of trees cast on the thick fallen leaves, and there is a rustling sound.

The figure leading the horse walked up to the top of the steep cliff, and looked at the wilderness outside the mountain through the covered trees. There were many banners and flags, and the team was winding along the official road like a long dragon.

Ming~~
The figure let go of the bushes, squeezed his lips and hissed to the surroundings, then turned and mounted the horse, pulled the rein to turn the horse's head, and galloped around the big trees in the forest.

The sound of the bird echoed, and there was a figure watching from another hill. Hearing the sound of the bird, he galloped up the hillside, looked through the high place, hissed another different bird call, and whipped his whip to urge the horse to run down the hill.

The sound of horseshoes passing through the forest and rushing to the field, several riders were approaching from the south, the two sides were stunned for a moment, the lone rider with the bow shot an arrow to the opposite side, his feet touched the horse's belly, and the horse galloped, The several Qi State scouts launched a short and fierce fight.

huh~~
The sound of the piccolo came from the scouts, and soon, several Shatuo scouts came to reinforce them in the nearby forest, and collided with the chasing Qi Guo scouts.

The message carried by the singing of birds is still being transmitted. In the further north, in the dense forest at the foot of a certain mountain, a big horse like burning coal swung its tail and lowered its head to gnaw on the tender grass. Buzzing mosquitoes were flying around. The figure heard footsteps coming from outside the forest, and a Shatuo man with disheveled hair came to the side and said something in his ear.

Li Cunxiao opened his eyes and grinned.

"I've waited for a long time. I finally sent troops out. Order, take the time to rest, and sharpen your knives and guns, so as not to cut into the enemy's body and be unable to pull it out."

Behind him, there is a team of two thousand cavalry, lurking in this dense forest, and the figures leading the horses are seizing the time, kneading dry food into balls, stuffing them into their mouths, drinking water, and taking advantage of the sunlight cast from above the forest gap, Wiping the blades and spears with stones, there was occasional humming and slight communication, and then fell silent again, taking the time to organize the equipment and calm the horses.

In the quiet forest, Li Cunxiao, who was sitting on the rock, closed his eyes again, listening to the birds flying nearby, and the stick of King Yu was stuck beside him.

This is not the first time he leads troops, but it is the first time he is a little nervous. This time he is going south to face the rebels who drove away the Emperor Tang.

Being able to fight against him may make martial arts more refined.

"General, the Qi soldiers are about to cross the Hezhong Mansion." A scout came back again and brought back more accurate news - [-] Qi soldiers, mainly infantry, about [-] cavalry, and the chief general was Meng Juehai.

"I'm afraid they won't come."

The young man got up from the rock, pulled out the lance beside him, whistled, called the mount that was gnawing grass in the distance, and turned on his back.

The long lance was hanging obliquely on the ground, Li Cunxiao turned the horse's head around, and glanced at the figures who followed the horse one by one behind him.

"Just got the news that the rebels from the south sent [-] people here, and we only have [-]. Are you afraid?"

One after another figure climbed onto the horse's back, pulled out the steel knife at his waist, and let out a burst of laughter: "Don't be afraid!"

Above the red horse, fierceness flashed in Li Cunxiao's eyes. He was more or less satisfied with the cavalry he had trained, "There are [-] enemies, and there are [-] cavalry. They may be elite. Since they are here, don't worry about how many of them kill them." It used to be."

When the high-pitched words resounded in this dense forest, in the southwest direction, across several majestic mountains, the team of [-] soldiers and horses was like a long dragon whose head and tail could not be seen, and the sound of horses' hooves, footsteps, and shafts of chariots were mixed in the dust and smoke. Together, they crossed the Hezhong Mansion along the official road.

The sun was slanting, and Meng Juehai was riding on the back of his horse, looking through the information that was being delivered continuously. It was already the afternoon of the fifth day after leaving Chang'an and heading north. There are more and more scouts, and small-scale scout battles break out from time to time.

He knew that the opponent's main force was getting closer.

The sky was getting dark, and when the sun was setting on the top of the mountain, he had already chosen a place to camp. To the northeast of Hezhong Mansion, he cut down trees at the foot of a mountain and set up camp for the night.

Spotted bonfires were burning among the camps. Meng Juehai and other generals such as Deng Tianwang, Meng Kai, Gai Hong, and Lin Yan walked around the camp to inspect. Behind him were two deputies named Peng Baihu and Ban Fanlang. It is a generation of bravery.

"The scouts are fighting more frequently today. I think the enemy's main force is very close. I heard that Li Keyong is also very brave. If we meet him in battle, he will definitely look good." Deng Tianwang is known for his bravery and combativeness in the army. It was difficult to conceal the excitement in his words, he waved his arms, "Take him down, the threat to the north will be eliminated immediately, and His Majesty will be able to deal with the Fengxiang army in the west with all his strength."

"You and my brother, don't be conceited. Shang Rang and Wang Bo are the lessons learned from the past." Meng Juehai's martial arts were higher than everyone else's, but his temper was a little more stable. He smiled and looked behind him.

"Geng Jianjun, do you have any suggestions?"

As he spoke, all the generals behind him remembered that there was such a person coming, and turned their heads to look, and Geng Qing, who was walking at the end, cupped his hands, and then laughed: "Where can I make any suggestions, all the generals are hundred A general of war has killed countless people, I am a frail person, I have never even killed a chicken, how dare I open my mouth casually, matters in the army are still in the hands of Defense Envoy Meng."

"Haha, it's very good that the supervising army has this promise. I was afraid that people who don't understand will intervene indiscriminately, so as to miss the opportunity and lead to a big defeat."

Meng Juehai nodded, leading troops to fight outside, he was not as humble as he was in the court, he led the people to inspect the camp, looked at the fences, refused horses, and then went back to the camp with the generals to make arrangements, and after that strategy of battle.

The night was getting darker, and the negotiated battle was settled, Geng Qing's eyelids were twitching, and when they dispersed, he bid farewell to Meng Juehai and went back to his tent.

"Supervisor."

After saying hello to the two helpers at the tent and walking in, there was a voice behind him. Geng Qing turned around and saw Lin Yan holding the wine jar and waving to him with a smile, and a person beside him came over here.

Lin Yan who brought the wine was Huang Chao's nephew, Geng Qing knew about it, and the other person was Meng Juehai's confidant Peng Baihu.

What are these two looking for me for?
Could it be that Geng Qing's eyelids twitched, but his face didn't change at all, he just smiled and went up to meet them and arched his hands, "Transporter Lin can't sleep, so you want me to drink?"

"That's not it." Lin Yan lifted the wine jar and patted it, "Tomorrow may be a battle, and I don't feel much sleepiness, so I just brought General Peng together. How close, I came here after thinking about it.”

"It's Geng's honor to be so, please come inside." Geng Qing stretched out his hand to invite Lin Yan, looked at Peng Baihu, and also made a request to tidy up. The strong man was reticent, cupped his hands and walked away together go in.

As a supervising army, the tent is not small, enough to accommodate more than ten people, with a simple wooden couch in the middle, mats and mattresses, a small stove, kettle, and low stools.

The three of them sat down around the short table, Geng Qing set out the pottery bowl, glanced at Peng Baihu who was silent and lowered his eyes, and Lin Yan who was talking non-stop beside him while tearing open the seal and pouring wine.

He smiled: "Transporter Lin, in fact, I'm looking for more than just drinking wine?"

"Where the supervisor wants to go, what else can I do."

Before Lin Yan finished speaking, he said, "Why did I seek you, I just wanted to have a drink with the supervising army." ' After the words, Geng Qing's words interrupted, "The transfer envoy should want to kill me, right?"

After the words fell, Peng Baihu, who had been silent all this time, raised his murderous face, his eyes became murderous, and Lin Yan's smiling face, who was pouring wine, gradually cooled down.

Outside the tent, two gang members following Geng Qing came in, lowered the curtain, and pulled out the weapons at their waists with a 'clang' sound.

"The supervising army thinks that these two green forest men can protect you well?"

Lin Yan glanced at the tent opening, slowly put down the wine jar, picked up the wine bowl and took a sip, the wine stains overflowed from the corner of his mouth, and said with a hearty smile: "I wanted to drink this jar of wine and then have a showdown with the supervisor, but it's a pity .It's useless now."

"Oh? They can't protect it, and the transporter may not be able to protect it."

Geng Qing looked at him with a smile, moved his eyes downwards, and signaled Lin Yan to look down. On the other end, Lin Yan frowned, lowered his head in doubt, and lowered his head a few times. Six dark holes were facing his abdomen. .

"This is a firearm. The transfer envoy is so close to me. I just need to move my fingers, and it can punch countless holes in your stomach. Oh, by the way, even the General Peng next to me may not be spared, after all It’s full of iron filings, and it’s going to scatter.”

Geng Qing pressed the chin of the short man, leaned forward, and paused.

"Would you like to take a gamble?"

The soft words made the atmosphere freeze. At this moment, everything in the camp outside the tent was as usual, and the night was gradually darkening. Neither the patrolling soldiers nor the sleeping people noticed anything strange here.

The wind blows through the night, and the bonfire standing in the camp carries sparks flying into the night sky. In the dark world outside, the neighing night insects suddenly stop, and the hooves wrapped in cloth scarves step on a mass of green grass. In the darkness, The red horse's head was blowing heavily, Li Cunxiao held King Yu's lance and urged the horse to walk out slowly.

Looking ahead in the darkness, at the camp under the hillside, lit with speckled flames, he closed his eyes, took a deep breath, stroked the restless mane of his mount with the other hand, and slowly raised his long lance, Point to the night.

"Get ready." He said softly.

Behind him, a figure with shoes wrapped in cloth scarves and horseshoes silently mounted his horse and quietly formed an array. Two thousand cavalry urged their horses to gather side by side.

In an instant, Li Cunxiao patted a flying insect on the head of the cloaked beast, turned his face, his eyes had a ferocious murderous look, and his words were low: "Bring into the formation, let these southerners see what cavalry is!"

King Yu slammed across the darkness and pointed to the camp in the distance. He clamped his horse's belly, and the red horse neighed loudly.

next moment.

Two thousand cavalry behind him, countless horseshoes churning, followed closely like a tide, the sound of hooves shook the ground, and launched a charge in the darkness.

(End of this chapter)