At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 465
In March in Yangchun, the wind is gentle, the sky is as blue as washing, and two white eagles are gliding and circling under the sky, in a very comfortable state.Gao Bufan and Yuchi Jingde led [-] cavalry and [-] infantry to walk southwest along the official road.

Half a month ago, Gao Bufan received Yang Guang's order, ordering him to send troops to assist Duan Da, who stayed behind in Zhuo County, to destroy Wang Xuba and Li Shanfei, the rebels. After more than ten days of pre-war preparations, the Yingyang Army finally went out again up.

After undergoing the baptism of the battle with Xiren, the Yingyang Army has been completely reborn, and the spirit and spirit that burst out from the inside out all show that this is a team that has been tempered by blood and fire , The majestic marching team made pedestrians on both sides of the road look sideways.

Let's say that Yingyang's army went all the way south, passed through Zhuojun, and entered Hejian County along the canal.Along the way, the wheat seedlings on both sides of the canal are green, but the further south you go, the fields are mostly deserted, there are few pedestrians on the road, and even the entire village is empty.

This is the result of the war. Wang Xuba and Li Shanfei have wreaked havoc in Hejian County and Zhao County in the past two years. The people here either fled or joined the rebellion. They lived by looting. The social production of the whole area was severely damaged. The destruction caused by the destruction of food and the decrease in food output will lead to famine. Once the famine breaks out, the common people will have no way out but to rebel. This vicious cycle repeats itself. This is a common problem in the last years of every dynasty.

Therefore, stability is the prerequisite for development, and food is related to the life and death of the people and the survival of the country. Therefore, the rice bowl must be secure. Once the rice bowl of the people is in trouble, the country is in danger of restarting with one click.

Gao Bufan looked at the large number of abandoned and fertile fields on both sides of the canal, feeling regretful and helpless, and sighed, "Hejian County will miss the farming season this year."

Yuchi Jingde nodded approvingly: "It's already March in spring, if we can rush to plant wheat at this time, maybe we can save part of the harvest, but Wang Xuba is not fair, and the common people can't farm the land with peace of mind."

Yuchi Jingde said angrily: "Duan Da is really useless, cowardly and cowardly, he only knows how to defend Yingcheng. From last year to now, he not only failed to eliminate Wang Xuba and his gang, but also allowed the opponent to take advantage of the situation. Now Wang Xuba and Li Shanfei have captured the area of ​​Gaoyang County and Boye County, with a force of more than [-], and the momentum is huge, but Duan Da is huddled in the city of Xiong County, hanging up the exemption card, no wonder he is nicknamed Duan Grandma!"

At this time, an eagle cry suddenly came from the sky, and a white flying eagle pierced down like an arrow, and landed on Gao Bufan's shoulder. It was the eagle that Cui Shirou helped raise and train, its name was Wanli.

Fuyao and Wanli look similar, but Gao Bufan can tell which is Fuyao and which is Wanli at a glance.

Gao Bufan took out a piece of meat from the food bag and threw it into the sky, Wan Li immediately soared into the sky, grabbed the piece of meat accurately, and flew towards the southwest and north.

"There are guests coming over there, General Yuchi might as well go and meet them." Gao Bufan said with a smile.

Yuchi Jingde grinned grimly and said: "Okay, let's go down and say hello." After speaking, he ordered [-] horses and galloped away to the northwest.

Five hundred Qingqi rode out for twenty miles, and they encountered a Mantian army head-on. By the way, Wang Xuba called himself the Mantian King, so the army under his command was also called the Mantian Army.

This army of about 2000 people is planning to plunder a nearby village and town. It is not aimed at Gao Bufan and others, and the equipment is very rubbish and miscellaneous. You can even see rusty hoes and wooden ones. Dung Fork, obviously, this is not the main force of the Mantian Army, but just a marginal force.

"Zhuojun Yingjilang general Yuchi Rong is here, whoever descends will not be killed!" Yuchi Jingde shouted loudly, like a thunderclap on a sunny day.

The leader of the Mantian Army was taken aback, and before he could react, he had already been chopped off by Yuchi Jingde who rushed over.Five hundred Yingyang Mansion Qingqi rushed past, and the two thousand Mantian army was immediately smashed to pieces and scattered.

"It's so fucking boring!" Yuchi Jingde rushed back and forth twice, beheading several people, this sky-spanning army was already defeated, and finally killed and injured more than 500 people, captured more than [-] people, and the rest all fled.

When Gao Bufan arrived with a large army, the battle was already over, Yuchi Jingde escorted a man who looked like an officer to Gao Bufan, the man immediately bowed his head and bowed: "Grass... the people greet the general. "

This life was quite joyful, so Gao Bufan asked with a smile: "What's your name? Mr. Bean?"

"The grass people tell the donkey to roll!"

"I'm asking about your name, not your nickname!" Yuchi Jingde reprimanded.

"Caomin's name is Lu Deshui, and he serves as brigade commander under General Ruijin."

Gao Bufan laughed and said, "General Ruijin? Is there still General Jumu? General Fire, General Thick Earth and General Flood?"

Lu Deshui nodded immediately and said: "Yes, yes, there are two handsome generals and five generals under the Mantian throne."

Gao Bufan asked with great interest: "Then let's talk about it, who are they?"

Lu Deshui licked his lips, and said with a smile: "Caomin said, can the general let the villain go, the villain has an 80 years old mother at home..."

Yuchi Jingde knocked on Lu Deshui's head with the hilt of a knife, and he became honest immediately, grinning his teeth as he touched his head in pain, "The first handsome is Fei Shuai Li Shanfei, and the second is Gaoyang Gong Zhen Zhaier and Boye Gong Ma Xingkong. The five generals are the Ruijin General Lei Daxue, the Thick Earth General Feng Shi, the Fire General Stanley, the Jumu General Niu Gengrong, and the Flood General Jiang Yuer."

Yuchi Jingde laughed and said, "You mobs deserve such a famous name?"

Lu Deshui was a little unconvinced and said: "The equipment and combat power of our team are really not good, but the five generals have five thousand elite soldiers under their command. They are well-equipped and powerful in battle. Otherwise, Grandma Duan... No, Duan Da And I won't be beaten to the ground by King Man Tian and dare not come out."

Gao Bufan and Yuchi Jingde looked at each other, if each of the five generals had [-] elite soldiers, then it would be [-] elite soldiers, bragging?If there were such a force, Duan Da would have been wiped out long ago, because Duan Da had only [-] troops under his command.

"Is your Boye stallion Xingkong bald?" Gao Bufan asked again.

Lu Deshui nodded and said: "Yes, hey, could it be that the general has seen our Boye Gong?"

Gao Bufan said with a smile: "Not only have I seen him, he is still the defeated general of this general."

Lu Deshui's pupils narrowed slightly, and he asked cautiously, "May I ask what the general's name is?"

"Yuyang County is the general guard, and Zhuojun Yingyanglang will be Gao Bufan." Gao Bufan said calmly.

Lu Deshui laughed and said, "So it's General Gao, that... Caomin has already answered your question, shouldn't you let Caomin go?"

Gao Bufan waved his hand and said, "Let him go!"

Yuchi Jingde cut the rope on Lu Deshui's body with a wave of the waist knife in his hand. This guy couldn't help being overjoyed, he didn't expect this Sui general to be so easy-going, he pointed at the hundreds of captured brothers and said: "General Gao, can you take them as well?" let go."

Gao Bufan waved his hand and said, "Let go!"

The Yingyang army immediately untied the captives' ropes, and the captives stood up tremblingly, obviously a little bit in disbelief.

"General Gao... Really let them all go? Then let's go... let's go!" Lu Deshui was a little bit incredulous.

Yuchi Jingde raised his foot and kicked this guy's ass, and shouted: "Our general will do what he says, let you go if he says to let you go, then there is so much nonsense, get out!"

Lu Deshui got up from the ground and said loudly: "Brothers, General Gao let us go, let's go, everyone."

The group of prisoners looked at each other, and then dispersed in a hurry. After running for hundreds of meters, they didn't see any officers and soldiers chasing them, and they didn't shoot arrows. They breathed a sigh of relief and slowed down to leave.

"It's weird, this Sui general surnamed Gao is so easy to get along with, really let us go."

"Never mind him, just save his life. The next time we see this Gao, if we lose, we can just surrender and save our lives, hehe!"

Yuchi Jingde watched the group of captives disappear out of sight, and then said in admiration: "Master Gao's move is really brilliant. When these people go back and talk about it, it is estimated that the Mantian Army will not fight desperately when they encounter us in the future."

Gao Bufan said with a light smile: "Wang Xuba has [-] troops, which seems powerful, but most of them are just ordinary people who make a living. Even less, as long as the main force is defeated, the rest will surely disperse."

Yuchi Jingde nodded and said: "That's true. By the way, this Lu Deshui said that each of the five generals has five thousand elite soldiers. I don't know if it is true or not."

Gao Bufan said with a smile: "Wang Xuba can equip 5000 people with weapons, which is considered good. Then come [-] elite soldiers."

Yuchi Jingde also laughed when he heard this, for example, there are more than 2000 soldiers in the Yingyang Mansion who are not fully equipped with weapons. How can Wang Xuba, a grass-headed king, get so much equipment?It is extremely expensive to raise an army, especially weapons and equipment, which may not be available even if you have money. You must have iron materials and skilled craftsmen.

So, that Lu Deshui must be bragging. Of course, it may not be bragging, but the people above bragging. Lu Deshui took it seriously. After all, with his position, he still has no access to first-hand information from the upper echelons.

Gao Bufan said solemnly: "The opponent definitely doesn't have [-] elite soldiers, but we can't take it lightly. As the saying goes, it's more about winning than it is, let alone it doesn't matter?"

Yuchi Jingde nodded and said: "Your Excellency's words are very true, I will regard him as having [-] elite soldiers." After speaking, he grinned grinningly and said: "It's fun to fight like this!"

Gao Bufan sweated secretly, this guy, like Pei Xingyan, was a war madman, as long as there was a battle, he would be as energetic as a chicken blood.

Next, the Yingyang government army continued to march towards Xiong County, now that Duan Da was huddled in Xiong County, Gao Bufan had to first visit this boss who was jokingly called Grandma Duan.

(End of this chapter)