In fact, Lu Bu had often heard such slanderous remarks in the past, such as domestic slaves with three surnames, refugees from Bingzhou, and other things. Zhang Fei had scolded him many times.
Therefore, he firmly believed that he would not be angry at all. How could the King of Beasts be as knowledgeable as a barking wild dog?
However, after the unbearable curses reached his ears one after another, Lu Bu knew that he had overestimated the limit of his endurance. The corners of his mouth twitched, the veins on his forehead popped out, and his fists clenched loudly. He wanted to kill him immediately with his halberd. The horse will be killed.
Lin Mo hurriedly pushed his old father-in-law inside, "Master-in-law, let's go inside and drink tea."
Although the curses were unpleasant to hear, in a camp that could accommodate 70,000 people, and the center of the army was several hundred feet away from the camp gate, of course it was inaudible.
However, as the defenders who wanted to guard against sudden attacks from the opposite side, they had to endure it, including Wei Xu, Song Xian, and Hou Cheng, who were all gnashing their teeth, but there was nothing they could do.
After noon, Wei Xu, who finally couldn't suppress his anger, took Hou Cheng and others to the Chinese military tent.
"Marquis Wen, those beasts outside the stronghold are too rampant. It's past noon and the enemy is getting tired. If a cavalry rushes out at this time, they will definitely defeat the bandit army. I will ask for orders to fight!"
Lu Bu was originally very angry, but after he came in, due to the blocking of the sound and Lin Mo's various changes in topics, he calmed down long ago. He sighed and said, "Please bear with it for now. There are tens of thousands of troops outside the stronghold at this time." , even if we really want to fight, how can my tens of thousands of troops rush out in one go?"
This is why when both sides are determined to fight, they often do not stay in the city or stronghold, but choose to deploy their troops in the wild.
Because both the village gate and the city gate are only wide enough for seven or eight people to pass through side by side, tens of thousands of people can't do it in more than half an hour just by going out to form an array.
"It's just to make some money back. We don't need an army, a thousand cavalry is enough!" Wei Xu asked again.
Lu Bu glanced at Lin Mo and saw that the latter had no reaction, so he shook his head knowingly, "It's not time yet."
Seeing that there was no room for negotiation on this matter, Wei Xu and others could only leave angrily.
However, the abuse outside the village did not seem to end and was still continuing. In fact, Wei Xu and his group only needed to stay at the door during duty hours to guard against sneak attacks, and they could leave when the next group took over, away from the harshness. Abuse and adjust your mentality.
But they seemed to have masochistic tendencies. Even though they had switched defenses, they were still listening. Didn't they want to explode?
Therefore, after Shenshi, a group of people ran to the Zhongjun tent again.
"Marquis Wen, the rebels have begun to withdraw. If we send troops at this time, we will definitely win a complete victory. How can we unite the morale of the army if we don't show our kindness after scolding us all day?" Wei Xu blushed and had a thick neck. He always felt that scolding Lu Bu was enough. It's no different than scolding yourself.
Lu Bu, who was sitting on the handsome chair, picked up the tea cup and took a sip, and then said solemnly: "Yunwen, I also think it is time to fight back, otherwise the morale of the soldiers under my command will be shaken."
Lin Mo still shook his head calmly, without even looking at the indignant faces of Wei Xu and others, and said calmly: "It's not the time yet."
"Yunwen, when can we take action?" Wei Xu said in a low voice while suppressing his anger.
"Let's wait until I figure out how they will ambush us after they lure us out." After cursing outside the stronghold for a day, tens of thousands of Northern troops stood there for a whole day, only eating dry food for the army. This was indeed the best time to pursue.
But Lin Mo believed that smart people like Tian Feng would not miss this point. Maybe they are also waiting for this opportunity.
But what was a little curious was that Lin Mo didn't know how they would ambush. The vast ocean water could not hide an ambush, and the mountains and forests were lush. It shouldn't be a big problem to hide tens of thousands of people, but it was definitely not nearby, and the surrounding scouts did not notice it. There is something wrong with the other party.
If it were not nearby, it would be unreasonable, because if our own troops were to pursue us, the battle would definitely begin in this area.
I really don't understand what they want to do.
"In that case, how about we go rob the camp tonight?" Song Xian suggested.
"yes!"
Hearing this, Wei Xu excitedly struck each other with his fists and raised his eyebrows: "Marquis Wen, the Northern Army did not dare to fight when they saw us during the day. They retreated but did not dare to pursue us. They must not have expected that we would dare to rob the camp at night! What about Wen?" Hou, let’s do it?”
"Can you all imagine that there are ignorant soldiers in the Northern Army?" Lin Mo retorted unceremoniously and silenced the veterans on the spot.
Wei Xu was so angry that he couldn't help but get angry, but when he met Lu Bu's piercing gaze, he withered, stamped his feet, and walked out cursing.
When only Weng and his son-in-law were left in the Zhongjun tent, Lu Bu frowned and sighed: "Yunwen, what they said actually makes sense. The Northern Army will definitely challenge you one after another. You can't avoid it all the time." Fight, this will have a huge impact on the morale of the military, don’t end up with a set of disadvantages that will make it difficult for you to recover.”
"Master Yue-Zhang, this is a battle of life and death. If you are not careful, you will be doomed. If you can't bear these insults, why bother setting up this stronghold? Wouldn't it be easier to just rush in with an army and fight to the death?"
The past two years have been so smooth that the insults that they didn't care about in the past have now become unacceptable insults. This is the case for Wei Xu and his father-in-law, as well as for his old father-in-law.
Lin Mo sighed helplessly and said earnestly: "My father-in-law, you must give me some time, right?"
At this point, Lu Bu nodded and said in a low voice, "Okay, I'll listen to you."
As everyone expected, early the next morning, the Northern Army came again. It was still the same lineup and the same routine. Hundreds of people sat there and began to curse.
And this time he was even more vicious than yesterday. In addition to Lu Bu, he also scolded Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun, and even Gan Ning, who had some meritorious deeds.
Wei Xu was originally very angry, but after hearing that his name was not included in their curses, he became even more angry, so a group of veteran generals asked for orders to rush out and kill them randomly.
They made several trips a day, and Lu Bu was a little shaken. Seeing that they were extremely angry every time, and said that hundreds of cavalry would defeat Yuan's army to vent his anger, he became even more inclined.
Lin Mo's words could temporarily stabilize his old father-in-law, but he could also clearly feel that if there was no way to deal with it, it would only be a matter of time before these people rushed out.
The problem is, Lin Mo really can't see any problem. Not only him, but also Chen Gong and Jia Xu can't figure out the reason.
The people who came two days were different. There were chariots on the first day, but not on the second day. On the first day, there were only more than a thousand cavalry in the vanguard. On the second day, at least more than 3,000 came, and a bunch of shield soldiers were added. , God knows what they are going to do.
The scouts from Qishan responsibly surveyed the area stretching for more than ten miles. No ambush was found, and there were not even traces of people trampling on them. This proved that the Northern Army had indeed never reached Qishan.
So much so that even Chen Gong suspected that they had no back-up plan at all. They might just be provoking and trying to attract the army out.
If things are really that simple, it is undeniable that what Wei Xu and the others did was correct, because the army had been stretched all day and was very tired at dusk. After all, they were wearing heavy armor and did not dare to slack off with weapons in their hands. , which consumes a lot of physical strength.
However, Lin Mo didn't want to believe that the other party would be so rough.
"I didn't expect Lu Bu to be so patient." The next day, the Northern Army retreated to the camp without seeing anyone coming to pursue them. Yuan Tan couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"It should be that Lin Mo can still persuade him." Tian Feng analyzed.
However, Wen Chou didn't think so, and said a little anxiously: "Master, if we don't let the army retreat far enough tomorrow, the general will step forward to challenge. If we can lure Lu Bu and kill him on the spot, it will be easier."
"General Wen, Lu Bu is brave and must not be careless. Now our army is like a rainbow. If we provoke for a few more days, the morale of Lu Bu will drop sharply, and then we can attack the stronghold with all our strength."
With this promise, Wen Chou gave up.
There is no way, the generals of the three armies are also more tempered. In fact, in the entire Northern Kingdom, except for Yuan Shao, Wen Chou, who has an unruly personality, does not take other people seriously. Even if you are a young master, he is still the prince before he takes over the throne. Act spontaneously.
On the third day, I was still familiar with the harsh curses. So far, the status of the sergeants was actually quite acceptable. After all, Lin Mo arranged for them to change defenses every day, so they would not be brainwashed all the time. This group of veterans had already arrived. The tipping point of collapse.
After Shenshi passed, he came to the military tent again. This time, Wei Xu knelt on the ground with a bang, "Marquis Wen! The commander was humiliated, and the generals could only stand by and watch. This is more uncomfortable than killing me.
Today, if Marquis Wen is correct, he will let the general lead the troops to rush out. If not, the general will not be humiliated even if he leaves the stronghold alone! "
"Marquis Wen, I would rather die on the battlefield than suffer this humiliation!" Hou Cheng, Song Xian, Cao Xing and others knelt down one knee to bow to the enemy.
Lu Bu stepped forward and helped everyone up. After all, they were all brothers who had died. After patting their chests one by one, he said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, I know you are all depressed."
Then he looked at Lin Mo with a complicated expression, "Yunwen, we really can't delay it any longer."
"I suspect that the First Ascension Camp is among them." After ruling out all possibilities in the past three days, Lin Mo felt that if the Northern Army had to counterattack quickly without an ambush, only the First Ascension Camp could do it.
In the original Battle of Jieqiao, Baima Yicong was completely destroyed. Yuan Shao hid the Xianden camp among the army to confuse Gongsun Zan. When Baima Yicong approached, the army quickly dispersed, allowing the Xianden camp to kill two thousand people in one go. Many white horses obey.
"The elites of the Northern Kingdom are the first to enter the camp. They should be with Yuan Shao." Lu Bu turned his eyes and looked at Lin Mo.
Theoretically speaking, one should indeed follow Yuan Shao, after all, that end is the main battlefield.
But other than that, Lin Mo couldn't think of other possibilities.
"Lin Supervisor, go out and listen to what they are scolding. Don't forget that Marquis Wen is your father-in-law. You can't just hide in this village because of your doubts, right? If you don't have a bloody heart, you can stay in the camp. I'll charge and kill you, so don't stop me if you don't want to help!"
"Wei Xu!"
Lu Bu's eyes turned cold and the corner of his mouth twitched, "I said that in this army, Yunwen is just like me. If anyone dares to do anything wrong again, don't blame me for not remembering the love of the past!"
Lu Bu's face was condensed, and he spoke every word clearly. Everyone could only turn away and breathe heavily.
Lin Mo rubbed his nose and looked at Wei Xu with squinted eyes. It seemed that he had to be dealt with, otherwise keeping him would be a disaster.
It was rare that he showed his face, and even Zhao Yun could tell that Lin Mo was holding his breath, but he didn't say anything due to his identity.
"Yunwen."
Lu Bu came over, put his hands on his shoulders, and said with a smile: "He is a rough man, don't argue with him. In this way, I will dispatch two thousand cavalry to fight. If the momentum is not right, I will come back immediately. Can you rest assured?"
Then he sighed and lowered his voice: "I really can't let those guys scold me day and night, and I can't help it either."
Lin Mo didn't answer, but Wei Xu and the others were already grinning with their big yellow teeth exposed.
"If the general agrees, then the general will lead the troops into battle." A voice came from the corner. Everyone looked up, but it was Gan Ning and Gan Xingba who never spoke in the central military tent.
"Nonsense! How many times have I asked for a fight? Will it be your turn?" Wei Xu didn't dare to offend Lin Mo, so it was okay to grin at Gan Xingba.
"Then follow the rules of the army and compete in the martial arts field to win the commander. The last general also wants to see the bravery of General Wei." As a Jinfan thief who only made money from Jiangxia to Lujiang after Lin Mo planned the overall situation, he felt that his Bole was humiliated. , regardless of whether you are a relative of Marquis Wen or a veteran of the team, you have a bit of gangsterism and insist on doing whatever you don't accept.
"Xingba said well, Yun also wants to ask General Wei for some advice." Lu Bu was about to reprimand Gan Ning, but when he heard Zhao Yun acted uncharacteristically, he immediately knew that these two people were competing for strength. He was clearly venting his anger on Lin Mo's behalf, and for a moment he didn't know whether to be annoyed or happy.
Even Zhang Xiu wanted to come forward and join in the fun, but was stopped by Jia Xu.
Wei Xu was robbed by the two of them, and he looked a little confused. He snorted coldly: "The military situation is extremely urgent now, how can we delay, Marquis Wen, we old brothers are very energetic, we will not be allowed to lead the troops in this battle. How will we behave in the army from now on!"
"That's it, you guys, lead two thousand cavalry into the formation and hunt down the Northern Kingdom's rear army."
Lu Bu put his index and middle fingers together, clicked a few times in the air, and emphasized: "Remember, if the momentum goes wrong, retreat immediately. This battle does not require gains, just restore some military morale!"
"Here!"
Several people smiled happily and jumped out like rabbits after receiving the order to mobilize troops.
After they left, Lu Bu turned his head and glanced at Zhao Yun and Gan Ning. His mouth moved, wanting to say something, but feeling like he didn't know where to start.
Both of them were found by Lin Mo, so their feelings for him were naturally different from ordinary people. Lu Bu felt that his actions just now were a little too disrespectful, but he was venting his anger on his son-in-law. I chose the default and could only wave my hand, "Okay, please step aside."
After they all left, Lu Bu said with a smile: "You are quite similar to Ling'er. Once you are angry, you won't speak, and your eyes can be destructive.
After I got married to Ling'er, Wei Xu helped me a lot. He found several good players for me. Song Xian and others also followed Wei Xu at that time to help me conquer the world.
But if you really don't like it, I will transfer him to Lujiang to guard him after this battle. Today's matter will be regarded as a matter of past kindness, so don't argue with him.
I know you are very smart, and it would be easy to deal with a reckless man, but it would not be nice to hear about this, do you understand? "
Looking at the battle just now, Lu Bu had no doubt that his son-in-law would really deal with Wei Xu.
The most important thing is that for a smart man like him, now that he is in charge of the military, it won't take much effort to deal with Hou Cheng, Cheng Lian, Song Xian, and Cao Xing together, let alone Wei Xu.
Lin Mo smiled slightly, nodded and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Yue-in."
Just listening to the previous words made Lu Bu's heart warm. His son-in-law is sensible and has a different outlook.
"When I deal with Wei Xu, I will definitely not leave any traces, so it cannot be spread." After saying that, Lin Mo left the Chinese military tent without looking back, leaving only Lu Bu alone in the wind.
By the time he reacted, Lin Mo had already walked away and could only snort, "Why are you so childish!"
With Yuan Jun completely gone, the gate of the village was finally opened. Wei Xu took the lead, followed closely by Cao Xing, Hou Cheng, Song Xian, and Cheng Lian, leading two thousand cavalry in pursuit at lightning speed.
For three days, three full days, everyone has been holding back an uncontrollable anger. This anger can only be quelled by the blood of the Northern Army.
Just as they expected, the Northern Army retreated very slowly and with heavy steps. It was obvious at first glance that this was a sign of extreme fatigue.
"Brothers, rush forward and tear these beasts apart!" Wei Xu excitedly raised his steel gun.
Seeing that the cavalry of the Lu Army was chasing them, the infantrymen of the Northern Army retreated and fled in all directions, like a wave that was cut off in the middle.
This is a good sign, because the opponent's formation begins to become chaotic. In this case, they can kill the enemy unscrupulously.
Wei Xu, who was rushing forward, felt his blood boiling in his body. Just when he was about to rush into the rebel army, strong crossbows were revealed among the scattered layers of the Northern Army.
The eight hundred advance campers were already in full formation. They were arranged in four rows at staggered intervals and in an orderly manner.
Before Wei Xu could react, Yuan Tan shouted: "Fat!"
Arrows as thick as fingers flew out from the crossbow's trajectory. The powerful penetration force in a short distance directly penetrated Wei Xu's armor. He fell off his horse and rolled several times before stopping.
There was a bloody hole left on his right arm, but he had no time to check it. He endured the pain and raised his head. The sight before him stunned him.
I saw the cavalry falling in pieces under the fire of the first steps to the camp.
Their cooperation was orderly. When two rows were shooting, the ones behind were loading arrows to reduce the gap.
Although Hou Cheng had reined in his horse early, the effect was not great, because the shooting distance of the heavy crossbow was enough, and the horse that leaped high was hit by several arrows before its front hooves even touched the ground, and it fell to the ground and died suddenly.
The first campers did not fire continuously. They made constant adjustments to ensure the accuracy of the arrows.
This is also the drawback of the heavy crossbow. Although it has extremely strong penetrating power, since it is a horizontal shot, to ensure accuracy, it is necessary to constantly adjust the size of the heavy crossbow. This adjustment corresponds to the target. For this alone, ordinary people will not have to train even one or two. I can't feel it for years.
In addition, the manufacturing cost of heavy crossbows is extremely high. Compared with cheaper bows, which use low accuracy but light coverage, more princes will choose to use bows and arrows instead of crossbows.
But the advantage of crossbows is that once the kind of standing output appears, coupled with highly skilled soldiers, it is almost a Gatling effect.
In just one face-to-face encounter, four to five hundred riders had fallen.
Wei Xu's heart was broken when he saw it. He knew very well how rare these cavalry were. Regret, regret that I shouldn't have fought with nephew Yun Wen. How can I face Marquis Wen now? How can I face my brothers!
He endured the severe pain and stood up to tell everyone to retreat. Before he could speak, two arrows penetrated his armor from behind. He spat out a mouthful of blood and was speechless.
"Wei Xu!"
Song Xian shouted anxiously and wanted to step forward to rescue Wei Xu, but Cao Xing held him tightly, "Let's go! Look, the Yuan army on the outside is surrounding us!"
"Hou Cheng!" Cheng Lian used the spear in his hand to knock down several arrows that were shot towards him. He watched helplessly as Hou Cheng, who was less than five feet away from him, was shot with seven or eight bloody holes, and he fell straight to the ground. .
"Get out! Get out! Hurry up!" Cao Xing shouted desperately with tears in his eyes.
A group of people were killed and defeated without even touching a hair of the Northern Army.
"Want to run?"
Wen Chou snorted coldly, raised his gun and charged. He was like a fierce tiger chasing Lu Jun's cavalry. There was almost no stagnation along the way. He passed by one of the cavalry and only saw an afterimage. A bloody hole appeared on one of the cavalry. Then he fell to the ground.
Fortunately, the Northern cavalry had been standing outside the stronghold all day, and their mounts were too weak to keep up with the Lu army. Otherwise, the entire army would have been annihilated.
After finally seeing their own camp, everyone was frantically reining in the reins and pinching the horse's belly. God knows when Wen Chou will appear behind him.
It sounds brave, but as the cavalry ran wildly, the Northern Army was already far behind. Wen Chou was single-handedly chasing down an entire team of cavalry, but no one dared to turn around and challenge him. This is what a defeated army looks like. .
"Quick! Shoot this guy with an arrow!" Cao Xing, who was running at the front, was shouting with smoke coming out of his throat.
But under the chaos of the army, the crossbowmen in the village did not dare to release arrows rashly. The accuracy of bows and arrows was very low, and it was not worth it to accidentally hurt such a crowd.
Wen Chou chased him all the way to a stone's throw from the army camp before he stopped. He turned around and looked behind him, but there was no one there. Then he quickly turned his horse's head and ran away from Lu Ying.
Today, I had enough killing!
Brother, wait, we will soon break this Luzhai, and then go to Xuchang to rescue you! Wen Chou had only this thought in his mind.
Lu Bu was even thinking about how to reconcile the conflict between Lin Mo and Wei Xu, when he saw Chen Gong running in hurriedly, with a shocked look on his face, "Oh no, Marquis Wen, they are ambushing them, there are heavy casualties." !”
"What did you say?" How long have we been out, and you tell me there were heavy casualties?
"Let's take a look!" Chen Gong pulled Lu Bu out anxiously and angrily. During the whole process, Lu Bu felt that his head was blank, as if he couldn't believe his ears.
Two thousand cavalry are my lifeblood. If I defeat them, how can I fight the Northern Army?
(End of chapter)
