Chapter 99
In the dim room, Qin Yu held the two bamboo slips in his hand and bowed deeply to the lifeless old village chief.
The old village chief told Qin Yu and others the name of this place and why these bandits trapped him here. After being respectful to him, he breathed a long sigh of relief and passed away.
These bandits trapped the old village chief here just for the two bamboo slips in the old village chief's hand.
These two volumes of bamboo slips, one is a military book, and the other is some of the old village chief's views on country governance and diplomatic relations. It can be said that they are the hard work of the old village chief's life.
When Qin Yu and the others walked out of the house, the village was extremely silent, with only the breathing of war horses and the chirping of cicadas.
Qin Yuan led a thousand cavalry and waited outside the house for Qin Yu to come out.
"Have all the bandits been cleared out in the village?" Qin Yu asked.
Qin Yuan cupped his hands and said: "My lord, we have finished cleaning up, but my subordinates are a little confused. These bandits are both male and female, but there are only no children in the whole village."
"It's normal not to have children. After all, they are just a bunch of bandits." Qin Yu said nonchalantly.
In fact, Qin Yu noticed something unusual after entering the village.
In a normal village, if an outsider comes, the children in the village will definitely gather around them as curious as if they were looking at aliens.
But from beginning to end, there was no sound of children in the village, let alone sight of children.
"Bury all the corpses. If an epidemic spreads, we will be guilty." Qin Yu ordered.
"No!" Qin Yuan immediately ordered people to bury all the corpses.
Qin Yu looked up at the sky. The stars were still twinkling, but the moon was hidden in a large dark cloud and refused to appear.
The moment he lowered his head, he happened to vaguely see the largest peach tree in the village.
"I didn't expect that such a beautiful village would turn out to be a bandit's nest. It's such a pity." Qin Yu couldn't help but feel very sorry when he recalled the beautiful scenery he saw in the village during the day.
Qin Yu looked at Gongsun Qi and ordered: "Go find some farm tools. Let's place the old village chief under the peach tree."
"No!" Gongsun Qi quickly went to find farm tools.
When it gets dark, there is an extra tombstone under the huge peach tree in the middle of the village.
Since he never knew the name of the old village chief and the valley was also called Guigu, Qin Yu engraved the three characters "Guiguzi" on the tombstone.
The three words "Guiguzi" hold great weight in Qin Yu's heart. If this place had not happened to be called Guiguzi, Qin Yu would not have used these three words.
After Qin Yu led everyone to pay homage, he mounted his horse and left the place in a mighty manner.
However, just after everyone left, the entire village decayed at a speed visible to the naked eye, becoming dilapidated in just a few moments.
Only the huge peach tree in the center of the village still stands and blooms with gorgeous peach blossoms.
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At this time, on the frontline battlefield of the Tang Dynasty, the Chu army took the initiative to call for formation, which was bound to restore the decline after the attack on the camp.
Yuchixiong also wanted to fight the Chu army head-on. Now that the Chu army came to call for formation, Yuchixiong naturally would not hide.
The two armies lined up, their flags covered the sky, and their fighting spirit soared to the sky.
Neither side took the lead in sending troops. This is the time to compete for momentum. If one side loses, it will fall into passivity.
Yuchixiong had already stood in front of the formation, but Xiang Feng arrived late, but his momentum overwhelmed Yuchixiong.
Xiang Feng came to the front of the formation and looked at Yuchi Xiong among the enemy troops, with a trace of contempt flashing in his eyes.
Xiang Feng didn't come late intentionally, but was arranging other means.
The well-equipped Qi army of one thousand is always an annoying fly and must not be allowed to affect today's war.
"Hmph! I'm going to meet the Tang Dynasty general! Come on!"
Xiang Feng rode his horse and rushed to the front of the formation, "That general of the Tang Army is called Yu Chixiong. How about we come out and have a chat!"
Xiang Feng's voice was like a loud bell, spreading throughout the battlefield.
When Yu Chixiong heard Xiang Feng's invitation, he snorted coldly and drove his horse away from the military formation.
"Old General Xiang Feng is really getting stronger with age! At such an advanced age, you are still leading troops in battles. Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to return?" Yu Chixiong's words were unceremonious.
Xiang Feng said nonchalantly: "There are only three people in this world who can fight with me."
"One is Master Wei from the Jin State, and the other is Tian Ji from the Qi State. Unfortunately, both of them were defeated by me before, except for Qin Zhen from the Tang State. I fought with him once and ended in a draw."
"I led troops to the Tang Dynasty this time to decide the outcome with Qin Zhen!" Xiang Feng pointed his riding whip at Yuchi Xiong and said, "I just didn't expect that the King of Tang would actually send a kid like you here. You are simply insulting me! "
Yu Chixiong's face turned gloomy for a while, and he was actually looked down upon by the half-buried old guy in front of him.
Xiang Feng continued: "Go back and tell you, King Tang! When my troops approach the city, it's best not to let Qin Zhen come out, so as not to disgrace your general! Hahaha!"
Xiang Feng's words were loud and reached the ears of all Tang soldiers from a distance.
Qin Zhen was extremely high among the Tang army, but now he was so humiliated. The entire Tang army was extremely angry and looked at the Chu army opposite with murderous intent.
Yu Chixiong cupped his hands and said, "General Xiang, if you don't say whether you can reach the city, just whether you can survive today, I'm afraid it's a question."
"Hahaha! Are you the only one? You deserve it!" Xiang Feng spat on the ground, degrading Yuchixiong to the extreme.
Yuchixiong clenched his fists tightly and almost couldn't help but tear the old guy in front of him to pieces.
"Really! Since General Xiang is so confident, I want to learn from General Xiang's clever tricks. Don't let me down!" Yu Chixiong snorted coldly, pulled the horse rope and returned to the formation.
Seeing this, Xiang Feng had a sneer on his lips.
Xiang Feng knew Yuchixiong's ability. He was indeed a talented general and an opponent who must not be careless.
But Xiang Feng belittled it in this way just to anger the other party and make him lose his sense of proportion.
So far, the effect is pretty good, but Yu Chixiong is already angry.
As soon as Xiang Feng returned to the formation, Yuchixiong sent a general to call the formation.
Xiang Feng had already known who the generals of the Tang Army were and what their strength was.
Therefore, Xiang Feng was confident in fighting against the generals and immediately dispatched his generals.
Sure enough, in just ten rounds, the generals of the Chu army killed the generals of the Tang army.
On the battlefield, fighting between generals is related to the morale of the army. Once a general is defeated, morale will inevitably be low.
Sometimes, as long as the opposing general is defeated, the army will take advantage of the opponent's low morale to cover up and kill them, and the outcome of the battle is basically determined.
Under Xiang Feng's deployment, the Tang army suffered three consecutive defeats, which made Yuchixiong extremely angry.
Finally, Yuchixiong roared angrily, ordered the drums to be beaten, and the whole army charged towards the Chu army!
Hearing the sound of the drum, Xiang Feng smiled coldly and calmly ordered: "Meet the enemy!"
