Ji Han Liu Zhang

After learning from the scouts that the Shu soldiers were approaching Chencangkou, Li Jue and Guo Bang discussed it and decided that they would lead the crowd to keep an eye on Chencang City and keep an eye on the Shu soldiers inside Chencang City to prevent the Shu soldiers in the city from becoming the same as today. The Shu soldiers who came here had a chance to join together.

At the same time, Li Jue and Guo Bin sent Shao Etou, the Qushuai of Shaodang Qiang, to harass and test the Shu soldiers who had just arrived at Chencangkou to get a feel for the quality of the Shu soldiers. If the Shu soldiers were weak, they could attack them. Break it and occupy the intersection.

Speaking of which, it is not the orders of Li Jue and Guo Bang that made Shaodang Qiang go to fight, but Shaodang Qiang's commander Shao Ertou, who relied on his own bravery and ability, and looked down on his reputation as a warrior. Shu soldiers, so they volunteered and took orders to fight against the enemy Shu soldiers at Chencang Road.

At present, outside Chencang City, Li Jue, Guo Si and their subordinates, who were watching the Shu soldiers in the city, discussed the situation over there in Burning Etou.

"I heard from the scouts that the first batch of Shu soldiers who arrived at Chencangkou numbered more than 3,000 people. I'm afraid it was too much to let Shaodang Qiang go to deal with them." Li Huan, Li Jue's younger brother, was a little worried.

Li Huan knew the details of the Shaodang Qiang tribe, and clearly knew that the Shaodang Qiang could only defeat a thousand horsemen. Although the infantry was far inferior to the cavalry, one thousand against three thousand, it was not that easy to win.

"The Shu soldiers are weak, but the Qiang and Hu are brave. With more than a thousand Qiang and Hu cavalry facing three thousand Shu soldiers and infantry, the victory or defeat can only be determined in the palm of your hand. If Shao Ertou cannot defeat even three thousand infantry, he will have no shame in the cold." If you are messed up in the state, you have no shame in calling yourself Qu Shuai." Li Ying, another disciple of Li Jue, said loudly.

After speaking, Li Ying glanced at Li Huan complainingly. Now that Chencang City could not be captured for a long time, their military morale was low, but Li Huan was still here talking dejectedly. He simply did not know the current affairs and had no vision.

But facing Li Ying's rebuttal and Li Ying's glance, Li Huan seemed as if he hadn't heard anything. He opened his mouth to retort: ​​"Shu soldiers are weak? Oh, Shu soldiers are not weak at all. Didn't you see that?" The Shu soldiers in Chencang City are not as brave as those in Liangzhou, but they are not easy to deal with at all."

Li Ying frowned and glared at Li Huan fiercely. Faced with Li Huan who was a little slow-minded, in front of everyone, he couldn't take action to stop Li Huan's talk, so he had to follow He continued to refute Li Huan verbally.

"The Shu soldiers in Chencang City, who could serve as the vanguard and attack Chencang in the cold winter, must be the most elite soldiers in the Shu army. And how many such soldiers can be raised based on the Shu land, no matter how many Shu soldiers are like this character.”

Li Ying sneered here: "If the tens of thousands of Shu soldiers are like the Shu soldiers in Chencang City, then there will be no need to fight this battle. We might as well disperse early and rush back to Liangzhou."

After hearing this, Li Huan understood the true meaning of Li Ying's words. He knew that what he just said was a bit too depressing, but it gave the Shu soldiers more ambition.

Li Huan nodded quickly and agreed: "What my brother said is that all the elite soldiers of Shu were already in Chencang City, and those who are coming now are just weak soldiers."

"We should have a banquet now, otherwise we won't have much time to prepare when Shaoyotou Qushuai returns from victory. It's not good to rush."

In addition to agreeing, Li Huan also looked forward to the future. Under his words, everyone seemed to see the scene of Shaodang Qiang returning from victory. The saddle was covered with the heads of Shu soldiers, and the horse was carrying Holding the flag of the Shu soldiers, the horse leads a long dragon-like prisoner of war behind it, which is a completely beautiful scene.

At this time, Guo Bang, one of the coaches, moved his lips. He shook his head and said: "Brother, these words have touched my heart. When it comes to the best soldiers in the world, none other than Liangzhou, just Shu." How can the soldiers be the enemies of the Qiang and Hu... Apu, go to the camp and prepare a banquet. We will not stop drinking until Shao'otou returns with a victory."

Guo Si, who was overjoyed, gave instructions to his younger brother Guo Pu and actually planned to prepare a banquet in advance to entertain the Shaodang Qiang who were expected to return with a great victory.

"No." Guo Pu naturally didn't say anything. As Guo Si's adopted disciple, he obeyed Guo Si's orders and did not dare to disobey in the slightest.

And just when Guo Pu was about to turn his horse around and rush to the camp to prepare for the banquet, Li Jue, one of the coaches, spoke.

"Wait a minute."

Li Jue just said the word "wait" and stopped Guo Pu in his tracks.

Guo Pu stopped over there. He faced Li Jue, but his eyes were more on the face of his brother Guo Si. Seeing that Guo Si didn't look unhappy, he looked at Li Jue and looked attentive. .

Although the current situation shows that the army is vaguely dominated by the brave and cunning Li Jue, Guo Pu believes that there is only one cloud above his head, that is his brother Guo Si, so even if it is Li Jue's order, he must obtain it. After observing Guo Si's face and asking Guo Si's opinion, he could only act on Li Jue's orders.

After Li Jue stopped Guo Pu's pace, he half-squinted his eyes and looked at the rock-solid Chencang City. His eyes were not on Guo Pu at all, but the words in his mouth were lingering on Guo Pu's body.

"It doesn't take much time to prepare for a banquet or something, so there's no need to rush at this moment. We'll wait until there's news from Shao'otou. It won't be too late to make preparations."

Li Jue expressed his opinion, but his opinion did not carry much weight in Guo Pu's heart. Guo Pu did not respond immediately, but instead looked at Guo Si for advice.

Guo Si frowned at first, a little unhappy that his order was vetoed by Li Jue, but Guo Si finally nodded and sent his agreement to Guo Pu.

Guo Pu breathed a sigh of relief, but he was afraid that his brother Guo Si would not agree. Then he would not agree with Li Jue's order, and would be caught in the middle and suffer the consequences.

But now that Guo Si agreed with Li Jue's opinion, he felt happy and relaxed when someone made the decision, and then he respectfully made a promise.

While several people were talking, they saw a horse flying in the distance. Looking at it, it seemed that it was a messenger who came to report a message.

"The good news is here, the good news is here!" Li Ying pointed at the messenger and made a good start.

Following Li Ying's words, Li Huan said with joy on his face: "If it weren't for the good news, this messenger wouldn't be so hasty. Only when he announces the good news and receives the reward, will he spare no effort."

Listening to the flattering words spoken by Li Ying and Li Huan, Guo Bang stuck his head out and looked at the knight with expectant eyes. Now that they had fortified the city without success, it was time for a happy event. To dilute their current embarrassment. Different from the smiling faces of everyone, Li Jue's face was calm and he was looking at Lai Jie. Unlike everyone's strong desire to win, he did not seek a big victory, only undefeated. Good news is good, but it is best not to be defeated. What bad news.

Lai Shi didn't like horse power, so he quickly arrived at the Central Military Office. After verifying his identity, Lai Shi arrived in front of Li Jue and Guo Si, who were the head coaches.

As soon as he saw the envoy, Guo Bang immediately blurted out: "What is the situation? Did Qushuai Shaoyotou win a great victory over the Shu soldiers? How many beheads were killed, how many flags were captured, and whether he had the ability to kill generals."

The envoy was stunned when he heard this. He didn't expect Guo Si to ask such a question, and he couldn't help but hesitate. He didn't dare to tell the news he brought for fear of being punished by Guo Si.

"What are you stuttering about? Tell me quickly." Guo Bang couldn't help but feel a little flustered when he saw the envoy looking like this. He asked sternly without any pretense.

Not only Guo Bin felt uneasy, but also Li Ying, Li Huan, Guo Pu and others, their expressions changed from smiling at the beginning to worried, and panic appeared on their faces.

Guo Si shouted and asked, which made his already hesitant speech become even more hesitant. It took him a long time to finish a complete sentence.

Li Jue frowned and said calmly: "Don't be in a hurry. Let's talk slowly about the situation at Shao'otou."

With Li Jue's encouragement, Laishang stabilized his mind. He considered the words and said: "The Shaodang Qiang fought with the Shu soldiers. There was a slight setback. Now the Shaoyotou Qu Commander is leading his troops back."

In order to avoid punishment, the messenger tried to downplay the battle situation at Shaodang Qiang as much as possible, but he did not dare to truly state the actual situation at Shaodang Qiang. After all, Shaodang Qiang lost hundreds of knights and even Xiaoqushuai Shaoji, which was a great defeat.

"Little setback." Guo Bang showed an unhappy look, and then he said dissatisfiedly: "What's wrong with Shao Ertou? He can fight with his horse and let the infantry bite him twice. In the past, he always claimed to be brave. I Let’s see how he sees people in the future.”

'Small setback? Li Jue's face was dark. He had always smelled something bad in his tone. He was sure that the real situation was probably much more serious than a minor setback.

However, this was not the time for careful questioning, nor was it the venue for discussion. Li Jue thought for a moment and made a decision. He ordered: "Guo Aduo, please return to the camp first and then discuss."

"Yes." Guo Si obeyed without hesitation. Since the war in Shao'etou was already decided, they didn't need to stay outside Chencang City and guard against the Shu soldiers in Chencang suddenly leaving the city.

The group of people began to withdraw the troops back to the camp. When the troops returned to the camp, it was not that everyone swarmed back when the gongs and drums were beaten here, but they left from the foot of Chencang City one by one in an orderly manner. During this period, there was This team has not moved lightly. They need to be prepared for the Shu soldiers in Chencang City to follow and pursue them.

As generals who are experienced in military affairs, Li Jue and Guo Si have been on the battlefield since they were young. They did a flawless retreat in front of the enemy and did not give any chance to the Shu soldiers in Chencang City. .

After returning to the camp, Li Jue and Guo Si left the envoy alone with the news and began to interrogate the details of the Shaodang Qiang tribe. The envoy did not dare to hide anything at this time. He was pouring beans through a bamboo tube. Banquan revealed it, explaining everything about Shaodangqiang's loss of hundreds of horses and Xiaoqushuai Shaochi's death.

"I knew that Shao Ertou was of no great use except for some bravery, and could be traced to incompetence, but I didn't expect that this guy would be so incompetent." Li Jue let out a long sigh, hating that he didn't know how to recognize people. .

Guo Bang's face was as black as a casserole. He couldn't be darker. He said a few words coldly from between his teeth: "If Shao Ertou is a general under my command, I will kill him if he is defeated." ”

For Shao'otou, who volunteered to fight, instead of bringing back a message of victory, he instead brought back a message of defeat. Guo Bang was so angry that he wished he could kill Shao'otou with a single blow.

But Guo Bang also knew that as Qushuai Shaoertou, who was invited to help them, not only could they not blame him, but they had to give him compensation. Otherwise, other tribes such as Shaohe, Dangjian, and Xianling who came to help would inevitably die. It was the stars that scattered and abandoned them.

"I think of me, Guo Duo. I started in Liangzhou and fought hundreds of battles before I became as famous as I am today. Why have I ever been so angry?" Guo Si felt like a rat in a bellows, unable to advance or retreat, with a build-up of depression. In the chest, it can't be swayed away.

After Li Jue sighed, he sat up peacefully. He was not like Guo Si who kept complaining about burning his head, nor was he complaining about himself like Guo Si. He had only one thought in his mind at the moment, and that was to find a way out.

Liu Zhang, the herdsman of Yizhou, came with a large number of people, and it was only ten months. But now, he and Guo Bin could not conquer Chencang City, and secondly, they could not block the Chencang road entrance, so that the Shu army could not set foot in the Guanzhong area.

Thirdly, half of their grain and grass baggage is stored in Chang'an and Huangbaicheng. Although the roads in Guanzhong are smooth and there are no mountains and obstacles, transporting grain and grass from Chang'an and Huangbaicheng to Chencang will cost a lot of money on the way. Secondly, they are gathering in Guanzhong now. The generals and the Qiang and Hu soldiers in Liangzhou have many soldiers and have spent a lot of money. Now, they are struggling.

An idea came to Li Jue's mind, but before he could express it, he saw his younger brother Li Ying crawling into the Chinese army's tent, with an extremely anxious look on his face. Behind Li Ying, there were hurried footsteps, Li Huan and Guo Pu looked bitter.

"What's the bad news?" Although Guo Bang was a fool, he was not stupid at all. He could see the expressions of several people, so he asked.

Guo Bang's words were a bit weak and indifferent. He knew the details of Shaoyotou's defeat and thought he could handle any bad news, so he asked nonchalantly.

Li Ying had a sad face, wrinkled like a bitter gourd. He choked and said to Li Jue: "Brother, something is wrong!"

"There is news from Chang'an that at the valley entrances of Ziwu, Baoxie and Tangluo roads, there are flags of the Shu army waving, and all over the mountains and plains, it seems that there are more than ten thousand Shu troops from each of Ziwu, Baoxie and Tangluo roads. After arriving, they only need to rest for a few days before marching out and rushing towards Chang'an." When Li Ying said this, he burst into tears and almost burst into tears.

"Brother, we can't stay in Chencang any longer. We should return to Chang'an as soon as possible to protect our wives, children, and children. If it's too late, we're afraid that our wives and children who stayed in Chang'an will be captured by the Shu army... Secondly, our soldiers in the army , their wives and children are also in Chang'an. If they are captured by Shu soldiers and used to lure them, our army may collapse without a fight, and we may be defeated and killed. "

After Li Ying finished speaking, he looked at Li Jue expectantly. He wished that his legs could grow wings and fly back to Chang'an early to take care of his wife and children. (End of chapter)