I Xiaoxiong

Chapter 196
Before nightfall, Lei Bo led [-] Luzhou soldiers and marched quickly in the rain.

All were wearing coir raincoats and bamboo hats, and the armor was too heavy for them to wear because they had to walk more than 20 miles before launching an attack on the rebels.

I didn't bring a crossbow either, because it would lose its aim and strength in the rain.

Each of them only wore a horizontal knife and ran wildly in the rain.

The cold rain hit the bodies and faces of these soldiers, but there was a cavity of blood in their chests, which made them not afraid of the damp and cold.

Reb was at the front, wearing straw sandals like the soldiers.After all, this kind of muddy road will be covered with mud after a few steps in official boots or military boots, which will make your legs extremely heavy.

But no matter what kind of road it is now, it can't stop the will of these 800 people.

The rebel camp is less than forty miles away from Luzhou City, and it can be reached in a day by forced march.

Now, most of their hearts are finally let go.

The first is because of the rain, no large army can go out to fight in such weather.

Especially the iron cavalry of the army, the muddy road is difficult for people to walk, and it is even more difficult for horses to walk.There are potholes and muddy water everywhere, which is simply a natural barrier for the rebels.

Finally, I can sleep well, without worrying about the cavalry of the officers and soldiers rushing into the camp at night and dying under the spears and horseshoes of the cavalry.

"The northern army is all northerners, and they can't stand the continuous rain."

"Isn't there still the Jingnan Army?"

"There are not many people left in the Jingnan Army. We still have tens of thousands of troops."

"Still be careful."

"It's really unlucky for his mother. When it rains heavily, it's our turn to be on duty. Hurry up and pass this time."

"By the way, do you still have wine in the tent?"

"Who did you hear?"

"Guo Er, that's over. He knows I have wine and he must have drunk it while we were on duty."

"Stop talking, the governor is here."

A few rebel soldiers who were in charge of guarding the camp gate were wearing coir raincoats and muttering softly.

Liu Taiqing, holding an umbrella, came to the gate of the camp. Seeing the soldiers on duty standing upright, all of them were quite vigilant. He nodded, gave some instructions, then turned around and went back to rest.

Looking at the e-commerce thunder in the sky, and then looking at the mud on the boots, he also shook his head.

This damn weather.

Even though he was born in Jianghuai, he has long been used to this kind of rainy weather, but he still doesn't like this cold and humid environment.

But right now, some people are very thankful for the continuous spring rain.

Before entering Luzhou, it was the most dangerous time.Because when the army saw Luzhou, everyone's tense minds would relax.

The official army will definitely take the opportunity to attack, and seek to wipe out as many rebel forces as possible before the rebels retreat to the south of the Yangtze River.

This timely rain should have failed the plan of the officers and soldiers.

Losing the advantage of the cavalry, the rebels will not be afraid even if they have a field battle with the officers and soldiers.

After all, the rebels are all from the south of the Yangtze River, and they are familiar with this kind of rainy weather and already wet and cold environment.

The officers and soldiers are dominated by people, and they will definitely not adapt to this kind of wet and cold weather in the Jianghuai River.There might even be a large-scale epidemic
Thinking of this, Liu Taiqing suddenly wanted to plan together with the governor Xue Julin, maybe he could use this opportunity to turn defeat into victory and defeat the elite army in one fell swoop?
Seeing Liu Taiqing's sudden visit, Xue Julin, who was handling military affairs while lighting lamps and cooking oil in the tent, immediately asked him to sit down, and asked the soldiers to fetch some wine to go to the cold.

"Liu Dudu came late at night, but something happened?"

"Suddenly I had a thought. Do the governor remember why Emperor Wudi of the Northern Liang Dynasty attacked the Southern Qi Dynasty, why did he retreat? There is not one out of ten troops?"

"Epidemic? Liu Dudu means that we can rely on Luzhou to hold on. In spring and summer, the northerners are not tolerant of humidity and are not acclimatized. There must be epidemics in the army. Can our army take the opportunity to counterattack?"

Liu Taiqing nodded: "That's exactly what he meant. Think about the character of Emperor Wu of the Northern Liang Dynasty? Back then, he fought across the Central Plains, conquered from east to west, wiped out all the heroes, carried the power of great victory, and wanted to dominate the world. Didn't he just die on this Huaihe River in the end? In the battle of Haozhou, 30 troops were wiped out, and the north would no longer speak to the south of the Yangtze River for decades. If we had left thousands of elite soldiers to guard Luzhou, by the summer, the northern army would be dissatisfied with the environment and plagued by many diseases. Suffering, we can take the opportunity to counterattack."

After Xue Julin heard Liu Taiqing's strategy of turning defeat into victory, he remained silent for a while, thinking carefully about its feasibility.

Liu Taiqing was drinking and didn't bother him.

"If we want to do this, Luzhou must stick to it for more than three months." Xue Julin said after thinking about it.

Liu Taiqing said: "I'm here to guard Luzhou. Five thousand elite soldiers are enough. It's good to be able to hold it. If we can't hold it, our army still has sailors to support it, so we can retreat back to the south of the Yangtze River calmly."

Xue Julin clapped his hands and said, "Okay. Tomorrow you and I will talk to the prince together. If this matter can be achieved, the success or failure is yet to be known!"

The two talked at night by candlelight in the camp, trying to find a way for the rebels to win despite defeat.

And a few miles away, eight hundred strong men traveled all the way through the starry night and finally arrived outside the rebel camp, where they were resting in the forest.

Lei Bo looked at the rebel camp not far away with burning eyes.

His Lei family is a big family in Luzhou, with a large population.There are hundreds of people in Luzhou city.After the city was broken, all were slaughtered.

Among them was his uncle's family, except for his cousin Lei Cheng who went out with him, the whole family died.

And among these 800 people, many relatives and friends died under the butcher's knife of the rebels.

Now, in the rainy night, as avengers, they pulled out their horizontal knives, with their anger attached to them.

Then, amid lightning and thunder, Lei Bo led his soldiers straight to the gate of the camp, Shiling masters climbed over the fence, and dealt with several soldiers guarding the gate.

Before the terrified rebel soldiers could cry out, their mouths were covered.

Then the antlers were removed, and eight hundred Ruishi rushed in instantly.

"The ghost of Luzhou came here demanding his life."

The [-] Luzhou warriors were divided into eight teams. They rushed into the army tents, hacked to death the soldiers in the tents, and then did the same thing in the next tent.

They followed Lei Bo and shouted, "The ghost of Luzhou, come here for your life."

The heavy rain kept falling, and thunder and lightning flashed in the sky. The Jingnan army envoy Lei Bo was wearing a coir raincoat, and he was holding a horizontal knife like chopping melons and vegetables, slashing and killing the rebel soldiers.

The rebels were caught off guard, and they were even more terrified when they heard such shouts.He didn't dare to compete with the official army at all.

Liu Taiqing and Xue Julin, who were still talking at night in the tent, hurried out of the camp and ordered their subordinates to blow the trumpet and let the soldiers fight as a whole.

However, the official army's offensive was very fierce, and the first camp was quickly breached, and a large number of rebel soldiers were also killed and injured.

In a trance, he could only desperately escape in the rainy night.

As for combat?That is a life-threatening ghost, how to fight?
Even the soldiers assembled by Xue Julin, Liu Taiqing and the others shrank when they heard the cries of "The ghost of Luzhou, come for your life".

"They are ghosts. Run, they are ghosts."

A frightened rebel soldier ran around, screaming again and again, but was beheaded by Xue Julin directly, and said: "Where did the ghosts and gods come from? Demonic words to confuse the people and disturb our army's morale."

But at this moment, in such a noisy environment, military law is not enough to regain everyone's courage and will to fight.

There were tens of thousands of people in the camp, and there were no torches outside. In addition to rainy days and nights, it seemed that the only thing the rebels who were suddenly attacked in this situation could do was to escape.

After Lei Bo led his troops to capture the first camp, he immediately gathered the soldiers with his voice and shouted, and attacked the second camp.

How can the rebel army that hastily formed to meet the enemy be the opponent of the official army?

They are mourners of vengeance!
(End of this chapter)