Great Han Empire

Chapter 128

The cavalry team running wildly in front suddenly slowed down.

Li Hong led the Black Panther and swept away like a hurricane, and the sound of the horns soared into the sky in an instant, flying straight into the sky.

The distance between the two sides is getting closer.

Yan Liang suddenly pointed forward and shouted: "My lord, those are our people. Look at their battle flags."

Hearing this, Li Hong looked up in surprise, and sure enough, he saw a black battle flag standing out in front of the cavalry team, and their speed was gradually slowing down, as if they were about to stop soon.

Li Hong held up the steel gun and shouted loudly: "Separate left and right, surround..."

Hu Ding and Qi Shen immediately led a troop of cavalry to outflank each other's sides.

Immediately there was the sound of rumbling battle drums from the cavalry team, coupled with the waving of various battle flags, the soldiers calmly and orderly formed a solid barrel-shaped defensive formation.

Li Hong led the soldiers of the personal guards and slowly pressed up.

There are about a hundred horses in this team, their clothes are disheveled, their armor is incomplete, and some soldiers are very thinly dressed.There are also various weapons, including swords, guns, swords and halberds, spears and halberds.Facing hundreds of menacing cavalry, the opposing soldiers not only did not show the slightest panic, but quickly reacted and formed a defense. This made Li Hong have a strong interest in this small cavalry.

"My lord, the opponent's cavalry is calm in times of danger, and they are skillful in forming formations. They are obviously well-trained veterans. There may be some cavalry masters in the formation." She Hu accompanied Li Hong, and said cautiously.

Li Hong nodded with a smile, "You are right, there are masters, but this place in Hebei is a place where dragons and tigers are hidden. Since ancient times, heroes have emerged in large numbers, and heroes are everywhere. Look, our Hutou brothers are famous in Hebei, right?" .”

Yan Liang waved his hand embarrassingly, "Your Excellency praised you. I don't know if it's my own or Zhang Niujiao's deception. My Lord, do you think we should charge first or ask first?"

From a distance, Li Hong saw that Hu Ding and Qi Shen led the team to outflank them, about 120 steps away from the cavalry formation, and he was also 120 steps away from the opponent, and if he went further, he might be within the range of the enemy's bow and arrow.

"You wait here, I'll go and have a look. I want to see what new tricks Zhang Niujiao can play?" Li Hong said to Yan Liang and Shehu, "Look at my gestures, I tell you to rush to you and give it to me immediately." Kill it."

Yan Liang shouted loudly: "My lord, I will go with you."

Li Honggang wanted to refuse, but Yan Liang had already turned around and snatched the black panther battle flag from the flag bearer's hand, holding it high in his hand with a determined face.Li Hong laughed, waved to Yan Liang, and rushed forward on his horse.

Shehu admires Li Hong, and thinks that he is number one in the world, there is nothing he can't do, and no one can beat him, so he doesn't even have a word of dissuasion.

Shooting Tiger turned around and roared, "Up arrow..."

The Horn screamed suddenly and terribly.

The soldiers of the pro-guards and the followers of the Black Panther raised their bows and arrows at the same time, and the tense atmosphere immediately enveloped the battlefield.

At this moment, one person and one rider suddenly rushed out from the opponent's barrel formation.The man was riding on a white horse, clothed in cloth armor, holding a large black Chinese character banner in his left hand, and a gun in his right hand, coming slowly without rushing.

"My lord, Zhang Baiqi? It seems to be Zhang Baiqi. What is he doing with the big Han battle flag? Are you coming to surrender?" Yan Liang suddenly called out when he saw the knight on the white horse.

Li Hong shook his head, he didn't know why.He looked at the oncoming person very strangely.

"Has Zhang Niujiao escaped? Is this Zhang Baiqi going to fake surrender to delay our time?" Yan Liang whispered.

"Zishan, do you know Zhang Baiqi?" Li Hong asked suddenly.Yan Liang shook his head.

"It is well known that he rides a white horse. It must be him. He can't be wrong. Does he think he is not a Yellow Turban soldier if he doesn't wear a yellow scarf? A joke. Just kill him later, don't talk to him."

The two sides gradually approached.

On the opposite side is a boy of seventeen or eighteen years old, tall and strong, with delicate features, handsome and elegant, fair skin, and a pair of beautiful big eyes that are very spiritual. Without losing elegance, heroism is compelling.

Li Hong secretly admired in his heart, it was the first time he saw such a handsome appearance, and he was ashamed of himself.Is this person Zhang Baiqi?

Yan Liang saw that he was a big boy who had just grown up, and he was also suspicious.

The young man stared at Li Hong with his eyes fixed, his face was solemn, his maturity seemed unworthy of his age.

Li Hong and Yan Liang exchanged glances, both feeling that something was wrong.Is this person Zhang Baiqi?
The boy pulled the white horse back and looked at the two of them warily.Yan Liang raised the banner high, obviously an attendant.Li Hong's hair was disheveled, he was dressed in commoner clothes, and his armor was worn out. There was still blood on his body, and he had a murderous look on his face. He didn't look like a good person.

The young man sneered, pointing the spear with his right hand, and said loudly: "You horse bandits, taking advantage of the turmoil in our great Han country, united with the barbarians, ran thousands of miles, burned, killed and looted, and committed a lot of blood debts. What crime should we have?"

Li Hong and Yan Liang were dumbfounded.

"You pretend to be the Leopard Army in Northern Xinjiang, and you are doing harm to the common people. It is not a pity to die."

Li Hong laughed.He suddenly felt that this was really a joke.

"Thief, if we meet today, I will teach you to die without a place to die." The young man suddenly yelled.

Yan Liang looked at Li Hong.Li Hong looked up at the sky.

It was dusk, and it was estimated that he would not be able to catch up with Zhang Niujiao.They set off more than half an hour earlier than themselves, and it might be difficult to catch up, especially in this mountainous area.Li Hong immediately thought of quitting.

He looked at the young soldier in front of him, and he liked it very much.But he didn't want to waste time, so he hurriedly explained: "Which lord are you serving under? I'm Li Hong, Lieutenant Xing Lifeng..."

Before he finished speaking, the young man suddenly roared, thrust the Han army's battle flag on the ground with all his might, raised his gun and killed him.

With a roar, Yan Lianghu raised the flag in one hand and the knife in the other, and urged his horse to meet him.

"When..." When the swords and guns met, there was a shock.The two horses staggered, and each rushed a dozen steps forward.

Yan Liang didn't expect that this young man looked gentle, but his strength was astonishing. He carelessly held a knife with one hand to chop off his gun, but he almost lost the knife in the end.Furious, he threw the battle flag obliquely on the grass in the distance, steered the horse back, raised the knife and chopped it again.

The young man was unafraid, and fought again with his gun.The two immediately killed each other.

Fighting right away is troublesome.After each fight, the two would urge the horse to run more than 20 steps away, then turn around, urge the horse to speed up, and when the horse reached a certain speed, they would fight again.The attack is an instant thing, after the blow, the horse has already led them away.So go back and fight again.

It was the first time that Li Hong saw warlords confronting each other face to face on horseback.After watching them go through a few tricks, Li Hong became a little impatient.If this fight continues, how long will it take to decide the outcome?I'm afraid the war horse Baimo has run out, the two of them haven't sweated yet?
He looked up at the sky again, feeling even more anxious.Beixin City still has a lot of things to deal with, so there is no time to soak up here.

Li Hong rode his horse and ran back to the front, shouting loudly: "Blow the horn, assemble."

The sound of the bullhorn immediately resounded through the night sky.Hu Ding and Qi Shen quickly gathered their troops to line up on both sides of the guards.

"Tell Zishan to come back. Whatever you fight, it's your own. Tell him to come back."

Yan Liang, who was fighting, did not dare to disobey the military order, so he pulled his horse back.

The young man saw that the opposing troops suddenly withdrew the siege and began to gather. He didn't know what happened, so he hurried back to his own troops.

Li Hong immediately ordered the troops to set off and return to Beixincheng immediately.The call to retreat immediately sounded.

"My lord, that boy is here again." Yan Liang suddenly called out.

Li Hong looked up.The boy was galloping along behind an officer in full body armor.

"Why do they believe it?" Yan Liang asked strangely.

"Go and have a look..." Li Hong patted Black Panther, and led Yan Liang, Shehu and several attendants to meet him.

"Is Lord Yan in front?" the officer in full armor shouted loudly.

Yan Liang looked carefully, and suddenly exclaimed: "Master Li, are you still alive? I am Yan Liang, I am Yan Liang."

"Tiger head, tiger head..." The man flew off his horse, fell twice in a row, and ran over shouting all the way.Yan Liang also got off his horse and ran towards him, and the two hugged each other tightly.

Li Hong took Shehu and his attendants, and the young man who had just fought against Yan Liang dismounted and surrounded him.The young man was very embarrassed, leading the horse and standing far away.

Yan Liang took him to meet Li Hong.The man was broad-shouldered, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a full beard. He looked very tough and brave.

"Your official, Li Han, pays his respects to your lord. The situation was unclear just now. There were many collisions, offenses, offenses." Hearing that the leopard Li Hong was on the opposite side, Li Han seemed very excited and stuttered.

Li Hong quickly helped him up.

"You seem to be injured, isn't your injury healed? Just now you were unsteady when you got off your horse and fell twice in a row. Ask Zishan to treat you to a drink tonight, so you won't be shocked."

Li Han's face turned red.Yan Liang laughed out loud.

"My lord, Li Han is my brother. His name is Tinggao, and he is from Changshan Zhending. When we went to the Taihang Mountains to suppress bandits together, he was a county captain, and I was his subordinate. Later, he was promoted to Changshan Guojun. Cao is the supervisor of the sect." Yan Liang introduced, "This year the Yellow Turban Army attacked Changshan, and the Prime Minister Li and a group of county officials were all killed by the Yellow Turban Army."

"I thought you were dead too." Yan Liang said to Li Han, "Why are you here?"

"After the fall of Zhending City, I escaped with a group of brothers. At that time, the Yellow Turban Army and the official army in the east were fighting in Julu County, so we had to go north to Zhongshan State. But Zhongshan State was also occupied by the Yellow Turban Army. We We had no choice but to go north again, preparing to flee to Zhuojun. Unexpectedly, we rushed to the vicinity of Beiping, but before reaching Zhuojun, Zhang Niujiao was shot down by Zhuojun. We had no choice but to flee to Xiong'er Mountain and temporarily settle down." Li Han Quickly explained: "Recently, there are often barbarians in Dai County, and Han horse bandits pretending to be leopard troops to harass the people everywhere. There was a misunderstanding just now. Please forgive me."

"It's not easy for you to lead so many soldiers for three or four months." Li Hong praised: "Now that the Yellow Turban Army in Zhuo County has been completely defeated by us, Lord Li can lead the troops to leave Xiong'er Mountain. What are your plans?" ?”

"What can I do? Changshan Kingdom is gone, Master Li and the others are all dead, and no one is willing to take me in as a deserter." Li Han said dejectedly: "If someone denounces me, give Jizhou Shepherd Guo Dian You know, I’m a death penalty for running away.”

"Then you've always been a bandit?" Yan Liang asked worriedly.

Li Han smiled bitterly, pointed to the soldiers in the distance and said, "They all escaped with me from Zhending City. They are not guilty. If the captain is willing to take them in, I will be grateful. I am alone , You can get a meal there.”

Li Hong laughed, looked at Yan Liang and said, "You are a good brother." Then he patted Li Han and said, "If you don't mind, follow me with your troops. In the future, you will fight back to Changshan and make military achievements. You will If you don't sin, you'll be fine."

Li Han was overjoyed and fell to his knees excitedly. He wanted to kowtow to Li Hong, but Li Hong stopped him.

"Okay, okay. They are all my brothers, so don't kowtow less and do more things."

"Ting Gao, that kid is so powerful, what's his name?" Yan Liang said, pointing to the young boy with a horse standing in the distance.

The haze buried in Li Han's heart suddenly dissipated, and his mood improved a lot.He immediately waved at the boy again and again.

"He is from my hometown and from Changshan Zhending. The recruit recruited this year is only 17 years old. Because he was very skilled in martial arts when he joined the army, he directly joined the guard of our county government as the head of the guard."

The young man hurried over, blushing, and saluted Li Hong and Yan Liang respectively.

"My subordinate, Zhao Yun, has seen the two adults."

"Zilong, this is really Master Li, the leopard, not a fake." Li Han said loudly, "We will follow him from now on."

(End of this chapter)