Horse on the World

Chapter 357
"Linxi Town?" Lu Xiaobo glanced at the black spot that Hu Zehui was pointing at, raised his head and drank the wine in the bowl, and said, "We also know that this nail is going to be pulled out, but it's not easy to hit here! The terrain is dangerous or not Said, that naughty Xiao Tianci led a battalion of imperial forest troops to guard where he was, and also cut off the small river that passes through Linxi Town, accumulating a lot of water, if we attack rashly, we will suffer."

Zhang Bo sneered and said: "This little boy of Gou Ri, no, he is no longer a boy now. He can't fight, and he is good at engaging in these crooked ways. As long as we defeat the enemy army in front of us, Linxi Town will be destroyed by us." Why take the risk to go to Linxi Town if you close the door and beat the dog."

Hu Ze would know that because Xiao Tianci provoked Li Qing in Luoyang back then, Li Qing's general Tang Hu bit off a piece of flesh on his face, leaving a scar, which disfigured him. It means that this person has no talent. There are only 3 elites brought by Xiao Yuanshan to Qinzhou, and there are only more than [-] people stationed in Chengfeng County. In the front, I only led a side teacher, but it happened to be stationed in the vital point of Linxi Town, so it can be seen that this person is by no means a rich man, but rather a talented person.

"Masters, although we have [-] troops in Qinzhou, at most half of them can really attack Chengfeng County, and Chengfeng on the opposite side, although the enemy army only has more than [-] people, it is quite large. The elite Zuo Daying of the capital is not sure about attacking us, not to mention the [-] enemy troops in Linxi Town, we can't attack Chengfeng with confidence. Therefore, if you want to take down Chengfeng, you must first take down Linxi, as long as you take down Linxi, Chengfeng is no problem, and if you take down Chengfeng County, the west gate of Qinzhou will be open to us .” Hu Zequan patiently persuaded Lu Xiaobo and Zhang Wei.

Lu Xiaobo and Zhang Wei's faces darkened. Hu Zequan said so, which means that their early tactics were a complete failure. If the opponent was not sent by King Ning, the two would yell at each other.

"Back then, tens of thousands of officers and soldiers in Gaixingqing and Qingzhou were defeated by us, and more than ten thousand people wanted to block our way. General Hu, please rest assured that we will defeat Chengfeng in a few days. The left battalion army." Lu Xiaobo put down his wine bowl and said coldly.

Hu Zequan felt bitter for a while. What kind of army did you defeat before, and what kind of army is standing in front of you now? , the end of the road.

"Please give me 1 people from the two managers, and I will take down Linxi!" Hu Zehui insisted.

Lu Xiaobo suddenly became vigilant, he and Zhang Weineng gained a foothold under King Ning, relying on one hundred thousand troops, and King Ning stuffed a large number of southern military officers into the army, which already made them quite unhappy. If these people were not limited to the most grassroots officers, the two of them would have been emptied long ago. Without these troops, I might not even be a fart with King Ning. Now this old guy wants 1 people , What do you want to do, want to drag Lao Tzu's army away?Don't even think about it.But these words can't be put on the bright side, and with a smile on his face, Lu Xiaobo said: "For a few trivial matters, why bother old general Hu to go out, isn't it just to fight Linxi first, okay, I will send someone to tie the tie 1 Everyone will go."

Hu Zehui shook his head and said: "Xiao Tianci is quite talented, my lord, let me go, I don't worry if someone else goes."

Lu Xiaobo was very unhappy, and gave Zhang Wei a wink, Zhang Wei understood, "You don't have to worry about the old general, how about this, I will lead the troops in person, can the old general feel relieved?"

Hu Zequan opened his mouth, and swallowed back the words that reached the edge of his throat. If he insisted on letting himself go, it would be slapping Zhang Wei's mouth, saying that he can't do it either.But seeing Zhang Wei's nonchalant expression, he was really worried.

He decided to write a book and report to King Ning as soon as he went back. He had to remove himself first, so as not to let him down at that time. After all, he was just a consultant, and he had fulfilled his duty of reminder. King Ning couldn't just let it go let yourself down.

In Linxi Town, Xiao Tianci had just finished inspecting the defense and returned to the temporary house. As a rising star cultivated by a big family, although Xiao Tianci was proud, he was not stupid. Li Qing in Luoyang City gave him a heavy blow , let him fall heavily from the high clouds, although he was defeated and disfigured by Tang Hu, but in his opinion, Tang Hu was just a dog, and Li Qing was the owner of that dog Well, being bitten by a dog, of course the hatred must be remembered on the owner. You can't bite the dog yourself. Of course, it is also very relieved to kill the dog by the way.

Li Qing has shot up like a rocket in Dachu for several years, and the achievements he has made have stunned the big families, and made him far behind. Angrily, Xiao Tianci always believed that there are no heroes in the world, so he made Zhu Zi famous. Opportunity, the things he can do will definitely be no worse than Li Qing, so when Qinzhou is fighting, he strongly requests to fight on the front line.And Xiao Haoran also intends to hone the third generation of the Xiao family. The cruel battlefield is the most effective whetstone. He will achieve a great cause, but Xiao Tianci is still very impetuous at the moment, it is not a bad thing to let him go for a while, if this knife is broken, he still has time to sharpen the second one, and the third one.The big family has never been short of young people who look good.

For a month, Xiao Tianci relied on more than 3000 people to keep Lu Xiaobo and Zhang Wei firmly out of Chengfeng County. Xiao Yuanshan was quite pleased with this nephew's actions in Chengfeng County, but he still wrote to remind him He, Linxi Town is the key to keep Chengfeng.For this point, Xiao Tianci is of course very clear. He has been familiar with military books since he was a child, and under the influence of Xiao Haoran, Xiao Yuanshan and others, he still has this bit of military accomplishment.As for the opposite side, Xiao Tianci cast a contemptuous glance at them, they were just two refugees and bandits.The eyes are always dazzled by the things in front of them. Chengfeng indeed only has more than [-] people, but the elite of these more than [-] people are more than enough to stick to Chengfeng County. The real main attacking force is the [-] people themselves.Relying on the dangerous terrain of Linxi Town, he can advance and attack, retreat and defend, and advance and retreat freely.

Xiao Tianci firmly believed that he would achieve a great career, and the first step he took was here, starting from defeating Lu Xiaobo and Zhang Wei.

Linxi Town is not big, with only a thousand households and a population of several thousand. After Xiao Tianci arrived here, he expropriated everyone in the town, quickly built a defensive position, and cut off an unnamed river passing through the town. Now that this small river has accumulated enough water, this is a sharp sword hanging over the attacker's head, Xiao Tianci thought coldly, if necessary, dig an opening, and with a bang, there will be nothing left .

"General, the supper is ready." A soldier came over and whispered, "General, would you like a drink?"

Xiao Tianci gave him a cold look, "On the first day I arrived in Linxi Town, this general issued a ban on alcohol. All troops, no matter whether they are generals or soldiers, are not allowed to drink alcohol. Have you forgotten that I still need a board to drink alcohol?" remind you?"

The soldier stuck out his tongue in fright, thinking in his heart, the general's personality has really changed since he suffered from that Li Qing.He didn't dare to growl anymore, when Xiao Tianci came into the room, he quickly served a few small dishes, served him a bowl of porridge, and then left the room.And Xiao Tianci just read the book of war for a while, lying on a hard bed with his plain clothes untied, snoring loudly soon.

Linxi Town fell into silence. Occasionally, armored patrols would pass by, causing the dog in the corner to bark wildly.No one could be seen on the narrow stone-paved street.

Xingzhou, which lived next to Qinzhou's concubine, was half occupied by Lu Xiaobo and Zhang Wei's army, while the other half fell into the hands of Qu Yongjie, the former commander of the Imperial Forest Army who was demoted from the capital.Qu Yongjie formed the current Xingzhou Army with a total of more than [-] people based on the armed gentry and the town army of the original Xinggaiqing Sanzhou. After retreating to Xingzhou City, he gained a firm foothold and defeated Lu Zhang several times. After the two armies, they finally let the opponent's ambition to occupy the entire territory of Xingzhou disappear, and after King Ning launched an all-out war, he even acquiesced in Qu Yongjie's right to rule half of Xingzhou with his ambiguous attitude.This finally gave Qu Yongjie a chance to breathe. Taking advantage of this rare opportunity, he began to vigorously reorganize the Xingzhou Army. More than a thousand former Yulin Army who followed him from the capital became the backbone of the current Xingzhou Army. Under the condition that the powerful gentry and bureaucratic system were severely weakened, the Xingzhou Army was successfully transformed from the inside to the outside. Today's army can be said to be reborn and completely new.

After achieving initial results, Qu Yongjie immediately dispatched troops to completely expel Lu Xiaobo and Zhang Wei's left-behind troops from Xingzhou, but it was subtly limited to this. The release of the captured officer of the other side stopped King Ning, who was about to fight back vigorously, and changed to appease him. For King Ning, Qu Yongjie was a target that could be recruited.

And Xiao Haoran, who was in Luoyang, would not let go of such an opportunity. When Qu Yongjie recovered all of Xingzhou, Xiao Haoran immediately sent envoys to praise him with the order of the emperor. Not only did he make Qu Yongjie the commander of Xingzhou, He even granted him the title of Loyal and Brave Hou. For the reward from Luoyang, Qu Yongjie accepted it as a matter of course, but he refused to promise a word to Xiao Haoran. He was also ambiguous about King Ning's envoy. A blatant attitude of sitting on a mountain and watching a tiger fight.But the two major powers have nothing to do except hate this phenomenon, and they can't force them into the opposing camp.

(End of this chapter)