Datang New Order

Along the way, Li Chengzhong led his men to stay one to two miles behind Bianjun. Zhou Chopper tried to charge up several times with red eyes, but was stopped by Li Chengzhong.The Bian Army obviously stepped up their guard. There were two good opportunities to attack on the road, but they finally gave up because of the Bian Army's vigilance.Once, the Bian army entered the small woods, but arranged for two crossbowmen to stand guard outside the woods; once, when they passed by a river, the Bian army stopped to wash, but several soldiers were guarding the river.

Li Chengzhong was also a little anxious. He estimated the direction, and simply followed the route of the Bian army going south. When he passed a small forest, he asked everyone to get in and lay an ambush in advance.

It was dusk now, the sun was slanting to the west, and everyone was waiting in the forest, Wang Dalang murmured a little, he asked: "Boss, will the Bian army come in? They won't go around?"

Li Chengzhong said in a deep voice: "Probably not. Judging by the color of the sky, it's time to rest. This forest is more suitable for camping. But it's hard to say... depends on luck."

Everyone stopped talking after hearing this, and just stared nervously outside the forest.

After a while, the figure of Bian Jun appeared outside the forest, driving the ox cart lazily towards this side.When they got close, the bullock cart stopped, and the two crossbows came towards the forest with crossbows in hand.Li Chengzhong signaled everyone to hide, and everyone's hearts tightened. Those who leaned against the tree shrank back, those who hid behind the bushes became short, and those who rode on the tree carefully retracted their legs that were hanging in the air. went back.

The two crossbowmen came in cautiously, checked briefly, and then retreated to greet their companions.Li Chengzhong hid on the tree branch, just where the two crossbowmen retreated. Seeing the crossbowmen passing by under his feet, he gritted his teeth, shouted: "Do it!" and jumped down from the tree.

Originally, according to the previous plan, Li Chengzhong planned to wait for the Bian army to enter the woods and fight out in all directions.In the plan, these two crossbowmen were the most threatening enemies to Youdu, and they were the key points to be cut off. He specially arranged for Zhou Paidao, Zhou Xiaolang, Wang Dalang and another brother Xue Fei to look after them.But the situation changed at this moment. The Bian army officer actually arranged for two long-range attack crossbowmen to go into the forest to investigate. He didn't know why the Bian army officer made such an arrangement, but how could he let go of such a god-given opportunity?So he temporarily changed the plan, issued an order, and jumped down first.

The two crossbowmen of the Bian Army were very close together, when they suddenly heard the sound of drinking from the tree, they couldn't help being startled, their bodies trembled, and they turned their heads to look up, only to see a black shadow pressing down in an instant.

The effect of Li Chengzhong's pounce was surprisingly good, and he immediately threw the two Bian army crossbowmen to the ground, followed by Zhou Machete and Zhou Xiaolang who rushed over and held down the hands and feet of the two Bian army crossbowmen. Fei Ze raised his gun and plunged into the gap.After hearing a few screams, the two crossbowmen immediately paid for it!

Li Chengzhong picked up the two crossbows left by the crossbowman on the ground, and saw that there were still two short crossbow arrows buckled on them, ready to shoot at any time, so he turned around and handed the crossbows to the two kind-hearted brothers who rushed over, and then greeted everyone The son rushed out of the woods.

Without waiting for Li Chengzhong to greet him, Zhou Medao and Zhou Xiaolang rushed out of the forest first, and killed the Bian army.

The Bian army outside the forest had heard the miserable cries from the forest, and they all drew out their swords in disorder. The leading officer asked a few words loudly. After killing them, I couldn't tell how many people there were in the dim sky.

The Bian army is worthy of being a battle-tested veteran. If it were another army, they would have turned around and fled for their lives in this situation.But these Bian troops did not escape, they moved closer together, forming a semi-arc formation ready to meet the enemy.

Seeing that Zhou Kuaido and Zhou Xiaolang were about to bump into each other foolishly, Li Chengzhong was in a hurry, and hurriedly ordered the two brothers holding the crossbow to attack with the crossbow.These two men were from outside the pass, they were good at bows and arrows, they were very accurate, and they shot with crossbows, how could they miss at such a short distance.I saw two crossbow arrows shot out quickly, accurately shooting and overturning two Bian troops.After the crossbow arrows were fired, the two threw the empty crossbow equipment on the ground, took off the bow from behind, and put on the feather arrows again.

When the Bian army saw that there was a long-distance shooter here, the morale of the army was finally lost. The leading officer yelled and ran back first, and the remaining five turned around and ran away.Seeing that a few more arrows were shot, two shots turned over, and the remaining four Bian troops had already run out of the range of the bow and arrow.

Li Chengzhong hurriedly called for everyone to pursue him, but Zhou Mandao, holding a waist knife and roaring, chased after him first.He was chasing at the forefront, but Bianjun dropped his sword, and the weight on his body was much lighter, and he ran a lot faster.The gap between the two sides gradually widened, and they couldn't catch up when they saw it. Zhou Machete, who hated him, was furious, shouting, "Bastard! Thief Bianjun!" He kept shouting, but he could only helplessly watch Bianjun gradually run away.

Just when Li Chengzhong thought he couldn't catch up, when he was about to call Zhou Chopper back, seven or eight people suddenly rushed over from the opposite side, blocking the escape route of the Bian army, slashing with a knife and stabbing with a gun.The Bian army quickly dispersed and ran in circles.At this time, Li Chengzhong's men also chased after them, and with a pinch back and forth, they surrounded several Bian soldiers, raised their swords and guns at the same time, and immediately turned into meat paste.The leading officer of the Bian army still begged for mercy loudly, but Zhou Machete didn't listen at all, and he slashed dozens of knives on him before giving up.

The one who came opposite was none other than Zhang Xingzhong and his group's brothers.The two sides will close together, both panting and looking at each other, and then burst into laughter.With this big victory, the frustration of everyone's defeat all the way was gone, and everyone felt a lot more relaxed.

Wang Dalang changed his previous resentment, pointed at Zhang Xing and scolded with a smile: "Good boy, come here to pick up the bargain at this time! The credit will be halved!"

Zhou Medao went over to give Zhang Xingzhong a bear hug, and hugged Zhang Xingzhong tightly, without saying anything.

Zhang Xing patted Zhou Chopper's shoulder again, and said, "Zhou Dao, are you going to strangle someone? Let go!" He broke free from Zhou Chopper's arms, nodded at Li Chengzhong, and opened his mouth to explain something.

Li Chengzhong waved his hand, indicating that Zhang Xingzhong didn't need to say anything, and they both smiled at each other.

After accompanying Zhou Machete to bury all the heads on the bullock cart, everyone began to count the harvest.

In this battle, no one was injured, and ten Bian troops were wiped out, and they avenged the villagers of Zhougezhuang, which can be described as a great victory.In addition, the seized things also made everyone excited.This group of Bian troops is very elite and well equipped.Ten pairs of leather armor, including helmets, made Youdu, who had never been issued armor, burst into joy.The Jianzu battalion was formed in a hurry, and only officers above team leader and a few veterans had armor, so these ten sets of armor were considered rare items for the brothers in the Jianzu battalion.

But from Li Chengzhong's point of view, the most rare thing is those two arms.Li Chengzhong has seen this kind of thing in the Lulong army, and the silver gourds have used some when they confronted the defenders of Weizhou City, but there were not many of them. It is said that when the Tang Dynasty was at its peak more than a hundred years ago, there were a large number of crossbows in the army. The existence of the tool is really a sharp weapon to kill the enemy.In the current troubled times, crossbows are too expensive to make, so there are very few equipments in Lu Long's army.Unexpectedly, this group of Bianjun was equipped with two. It seems that the Bianjun who beheaded this time should be elite.

Ten sets of armor, two arm crossbows, ten waist knives, and four boxes of crossbow arrows on the ox cart, these things made You a big change.Zhao Da cleaned the battlefield the most cleanly, even took off Bian Jun's clothes, Li Chengzhong's scalp was numb, and he avoided Zhao Da for a few steps.Others seemed to have been used to it for a long time. Zhou Xiaolang took the Bianjun clothes handed over by Zhao Da, gestured on his body, and then said "suitable" in satisfaction, which really made Li Chengzhong speechless.

After the battle, Li Chengzhong's prestige was greatly improved. After the harvest was counted, everyone looked at him eagerly, waiting for his order to distribute.

Li Chengzhong pulled out two kind-hearted brothers from Guanwai, assigned them with crossbows, and became the long-range shooting force of Youdu, and then asked Zhao Da to return to his old job, and specially manage the logistical affairs such as cooking for the brothers in Youdu. And responsible for looking after the ox cart.With such a score, his subordinates directly commanded Wang Dalang, Zhao Da and the two archers.

The remaining [-] brothers were slightly adjusted, with the original team as the main force, divided into three groups, led by Zhang Xingzhong, Zhou Medao and Jiang Miao.Zhang Xingzhong and Jiang Miao led four people each, specially equipped with long spears and wearing leather armor, and formed two groups of spear formations to stand on the front line during wartime; the remaining eight were led by Zhou Chopper, all of whom were equipped with waist knives, and guarded with guns during wartime Formation, when facing the enemy, close combat and close combat.

After such an adjustment, it was equivalent to reducing the number of Zhang Xingzhong and Jiang Miao's personnel. Jiang Miao was just down, but Li Chengzhong was worried about what Zhang Xingzhong had in mind. Just as he was about to explain, Zhang Xingzhong smiled at him: "Li Lang, don't need to say much, I understand that this kind of distribution is good for everyone."

Zhou Kuaido was very grateful to Li Chengzhong from the bottom of his heart, not to mention that he preferred to fight on the front line, so he had no opinion at all.

As a result, another transformation of Youdu was successfully completed, and Li Chengzhong also heaved a sigh of relief, and rested in the grove that night.

Early the next morning, Youdu continued to head north.With the vacated ox cart, everyone piled heavy objects such as armor, knives and guns on the cart, and it was easier to walk on the ground.After yesterday's side-by-side fighting, everyone became intimate with each other invisibly, and there were bursts of laughter from time to time on the march.

There was nothing to do in the past two days. You have encountered two brigades of Bian army infantry, but they have detoured or avoided them in advance, so they safely arrived at Yongji Canal at the northernmost tip of Jizhou.After crossing the Yongji Canal, you will enter the boundary of Yingzhou, and then go north through Mozhou, you will reach Youzhou, and then you will truly return to a safe place.

Wang Dalang was very strange. It stands to reason that even if the army passed by, there should be a ferry on the bank of Yongji Canal, which was extremely busy in the past, but after searching for a whole morning, there was not even a trace of human habitation.So he suggested that Li Chengzhong continue to go east along the south bank. There is a ferry over there, and maybe a boat can be found. If there is no boatman, there should be a shallow place nearby for wading.

Wang Dalang is well-informed and is from Shenzhou. Jizhou is next to Shenzhou, so he is quite familiar with it.After Li Chengzhong discussed with Jizhou locals Zhou Dadao and Zhou Xiaolang, he immediately adopted his suggestion.So Youdu headed east along the south bank of the river.

But the more we walked, the more desolate we felt. The few small villages we passed on the road were deserted, and everyone felt a little bit drummed.Not too far away, when we arrived at the ferry that Wang Dalang was pointing at, the battlefield after the Great War loomed in front of us.The corpses of countless Lulong soldiers covered the entire field and river ditches.