Horse on the World

Chapter 523 The Question of Saving or Not Saving

At Baimadu, after Zheng Zhiyuan led the Marine Corps to break through the Baimadu Fortress, in view of the danger of this place and the importance of controlling the waterway of the Tuojiang River, he rebuilt the fortress and set up a garrison here.The garrison consisted of Liu Yuan, a local tycoon who joined the Dingzhou Navy during the war, as the main general. Together with the fortress on Baima Mountain, there were a total of [-] troops stationed here. After Li Qing led the army into Shenzhou, he stationed another [-] troops The Dingzhou Army strengthened the defense here.One thousand Dingzhou troops were led by a Zhenwu school lieutenant and belonged to Liu Yuan.

The five thousand army has basically reached the size of a battalion of the Dingzhou Army. Liu Yuan was awarded the rank of general, and the army under his command was also named the White Horse Camp.Dingzhou is very powerful. Since the Dingzhou army entered Shenzhou, it has been invincible and has won consecutive battles. Liu Yuan is quite proud of his decisive decision on the battlefield at that time. He hugged Dingzhou's thigh, and he will be prosperous in the future. Now, and Baimadu is now in charge of his own family. Compared with the past, he looked at the faces of generals of the Lu family, and he didn't know how strong he was. Liu Yuan is very happy that his subordinates never take pride in being a direct descendant of Dingzhou, and respect him a lot.Although the two armies merged not long ago, they got along quite well. In view of the great reputation of the Dingzhou Army, Liu Yuan even asked Jin Chao to preside over the training and reorganization of his original army in order to improve the combat effectiveness of the army. Liu Yuan knew that in Dingzhou , the generals in the army basically started their careers by virtue of their military exploits and were promoted to higher ranks. Seeing that Dingzhou has a bright future, if they want to make great progress, the combat effectiveness of their subordinates is very important. As long as they can fight a few good battles, I am afraid that they will not be able to Are you promoted?

Liu Yuan, who was fiery in his heart, was happy for a few months, when a large basin of cold water poured down on his head, the Bai army rebelled, and the army of Li Qing, the commander of Dingzhou, was surrounded. Although most of the army broke out, Li Qing was still heavily surrounded. Besieged, life or death unknown.As for Shenzhou, Zeng Lu's coalition forces are now in full swing.

Liu Yuan was terrified, and couldn't help lamenting why his life was so hard?The Lu family came, and he took refuge in the Lu family, but the Lu family was defeated by Dingzhou immediately, and he took refuge in Dingzhou. He thought that he would be on the road to prosperity, but the unlucky Li Qing was defeated by the friendly army on the eve of victory. With a backhand blow, it was another big defeat. If the Dingzhou army withdrew from Shenzhou, wouldn't he have to draw water from a bamboo basket again?
What should I do?

Liu Yuan, who is worried about gains and losses, is restless, and people in Baimadu are also panicked. Since Zhenwu Captain Jin Chao learned the news, he has been very anxious. The reason is very good. It is no problem for these five thousand soldiers and horses to guard Baimadu, but if they want to go out to rescue the commander-in-chief, there are fewer people.This is a strategically important place to control the Tuojiang River, and it must not be lost.

When the news of the annihilation of Jinghai and Zhenliao battalions came, Liu Yuan was also overjoyed, and immediately prepared to lead an army to attack to rescue the general, but soon there was another news that the Zeng's elite Dingzhou army who had defeated the two battalions were attacked one after another. When Lu Zeng's allied forces attacked and suffered heavy losses, Liu Yuan immediately put away his thoughts on sending troops, and spent the whole day worrying about gains and losses in Baimadu, restless.

But today, he had to make a decision.Tang Hu, the commander-in-chief of the Dingzhou Army Guards Battalion, sent someone to send a distress letter, asking Baimadu to immediately send troops to meet the breakout army on the white horse.

Liu Yuan inquired in detail about the current situation of the Dingzhou army that broke out from the siege, and his heart was suddenly overwhelmed. The Dingzhou elite who used to be tens of thousands now has less than 2000 troops, and there are tens of thousands of pursuers behind them. They are traveling day and night, surrounding them everywhere. If they reach Baimadu and go up Baima Mountain, there is no doubt that the pursuers will launch a wild attack on Baimadu immediately. Thousands of enemies, when the time comes, not to mention the separation of his body and head, the whole family will also lose their lives, but why don't you go to save them?Not to mention that Jin Chao would not agree, but just because Li Qing is still in the Dingzhou army, and he disobeyed the order after it arrived, it is basically tantamount to rebellion, and he will lose his head.

To go or not to go, this is a question. After comforting the envoy with kind words and asking Jin Chao to prepare for military affairs, Liu Yuan immediately summoned his clansmen and cronies in secret.

"Things are as they are now, let's talk about it, what should we do? Now our decision will affect the life and death of the family, everyone must be more cautious." Liu Yuan looked at everyone with a serious expression.

Liu Jiang stood up, "Brother, the situation is now very clear. Shenzhou will definitely return to the Zeng family, and the Zeng family and Dingzhou have turned against each other, and it is a bloody feud. We are caught in the middle, and it is difficult to have both. If we Sending out troops to bring Marshal Li Qing up the mountain will undoubtedly make Baimadu a place of attack. Zeng and Lv have joined forces, with a total of nearly 20 soldiers and horses. Marshal Li is here, and they will be willing to kill him. I will never give up halfway, dare to be the big brother, can we hold it? If we can't hold it, when Baimadu falls, our Liu clan will be wiped out."

Liu Yuan said solemnly: "I also know this, what do you mean?"

A trace of ruthlessness flashed in Liu Jiang's eyes, "What I mean is, we can return to the Zeng family anyway, take advantage of the opportunity that Marshal Li asked us to send troops to rescue, take advantage of the unpreparedness, and make a sudden move to capture Li Qing Next, take Li Qing's head and serve under Zeng's family, that's a great achievement! Can't you get a lifetime of wealth?"

"But Baimadu still has a thousand Dingzhou troops?" Liu Yuan said.

There was a smirk on Liu Jiang's face, "Brother, as long as we pay attention, the thousand Dingzhou troops will be easily dealt with without any defense."

Liu Yuan couldn't help but be moved, and looked at everyone, "What do you say?"

"Absolutely!" A person jumped out suddenly, "Brother, Liu Jiang is trying to trap my Liu family to death. If he listens to his attention, our Liu family will be forever lost. It is thanks to him that he thought of such a bad idea." come out."

Liu Jiang was furious, "Liu Shan, my idea is not good. Now that Li Qing's defeat has been decided, if we follow him to the death, that will bring catastrophe to our Liu clan, and the annihilation of the clan is just around the corner. gone."

Liu Shan ignored Liu Jiang and turned to Liu Yuan, "Brother, please listen to me before making a decision?"

Liu Yuan himself was also hesitant, so he summoned his clansmen to discuss, and naturally he had to listen carefully to all kinds of opinions, "Tell me!"

"Brother, our Liu clan lived in Baimadu for generations. When the Lu clan came here, we rebelled against Zeng and voted for Lu, and helped the Lu clan fight against the Zeng clan. We have greatly offended the Zeng clan. Don't forget, big brother, Baimadu In the past, on the Tuojiang River, how many Zeng's sailors were buried here, and how many Zeng's ships sank to the bottom of the river. It goes without saying that the Zeng's hated us to the bone. Now we vote for the Zeng's, even if the Zeng's is forced to The form has accepted us temporarily, will we have a good life in the future?"

Liu Jiang retorted: "At that time, I voted for Lu. It was forced by the form. I had no choice but to sink the Zeng's navy. It was the Lu's army. It's amazing that we are just accomplices. As long as we catch Li Qing, we will be defeated." sin, why not?"

"Brother, when the Zeng family was in trouble, we turned our backs on Zeng and voted to Lu, and when the Lu family was defeated, we turned our backs on Lu to Li. If we win people's trust again, even if Mrs. Zeng accepts us, the saliva will drown us in the future!"

Liu Jiang said angrily: "Even so, so what, it's better than destroying the family."

"Don't fart!" Liu Shan roared angrily, "Brother, although Marshal Li is in a critical situation now, don't forget, brother, that the Dingzhou army invaded Shenzhou like a broken bamboo. Zeng's Jinghai, Zhenliao Battalions, with such a good situation and superior strength, were still completely wiped out by the tens of thousands of Dingzhou troops who were trapped in a tight siege. Shouldn't we learn from the lessons we learned?"

"So what? At that time, the Dingzhou Army had more than [-] men, but now they have less than [-]! We will take advantage of the unpreparedness and win this battle without any problem!" Liu Jiang also blushed.

"You stupid pig!" Liu Shan scolded mercilessly: "Marshal Li is invincible in Dingzhou. If it wasn't for the Bai people's rebellion, how could he be in trouble today? But I ask you, how many people did Marshal Li bring to destroy Weizhou? Invading Shenzhou is like breaking a bamboo?"

Liu Yuan's heart skipped a beat, "The main force led by Marshal Li is the Changsheng Division, plus [-] cavalry from the Red Tribe of the Bai tribe."

Liu Shan nodded and said: "Brother is right, the main force led by Marshal Li is only one division, but brother, don't forget that there are four main combat divisions in Dingzhou, Changsheng Division is only one of them, if Marshal Li really dies In Shenzhou, what will Dingzhou do? They will raise their troops and go to Shenzhou for revenge. I dare to ask you, one Changsheng division will defeat Zeng and Lu's armies. If hundreds of thousands of troops from Dingzhou attack together, Zeng How will Lu deal with it?"

Liu Yuan was sweating profusely, "You're right."

"If it is true as Liu Jiang said, we suddenly attack and kill Marshal Li, and then we will really die without a place to die. I'm just afraid that when Dingzhou comes, it will be difficult for us to die. Brother, you Be sure to pay attention!"

"Then what should we do now?" Liu Jiang said: "If we don't kill Li Qing, we will die when Zeng Lu comes!"

Liu Shan glanced at him contemptuously, "If a man dies, why should he be afraid? Even if we die this time, someone will avenge us, and we will be famous in history in the future. What's more, we will definitely die. Die? The terrain of Baimadu is dangerous, Zeng Lu's coalition army is not the Dingzhou army, he wants to capture Baimadu, hehe, how can it be so easy?"

What Liu Shan said made Liu Yuan feel at a loss, "Liu Shan is right, let's do it like this, Liu Jiang, inform the whole army, except for one of the troops left to guard the village, the rest of the army is ready to attack and meet the commander in chief!"

(End of this chapter)