Li Yue wasn't really afraid of Shi Min, but his life-threatening style on the battlefield was really a headache.
No matter how strong the enemy is, he will march forward bravely and win or be defeated.
Just like a gambler, no matter how many chips he has or what the opponent is like, he will bet all on anyone he sees...
On the other hand, Li Nong was much more insignificant. He knew how to advance and retreat. During the Xingyang Incident, he would rather kill Zhang Liang, but also maintain the superficial harmony and prevent the situation from sliding into the abyss.
So Li Yue went to Li Nong first!
From Lu County to Xue County, there are new graves of various sizes everywhere. Some have a wooden stake inserted, some have a bluestone erected, and most of them are monuments without words.
There are also some shallower earthen graves that have been ripped open by wild beasts, and only some broken bones are left of the corpses inside.
Several old bustards kept making noisy noises above their heads.
Wei Shan sighed deeply, "Fifty or sixty thousand people died, and Li Nong will definitely have disasters in the future! If it weren't for me, Heiyun Mountain, wouldn't all the more than 200,000 people be dead?"
History is always dark. Since the Eight Kings Rebellion, countless people have died in obscurity.
The princes of the Sima family killed, the Huns killed, the Xianbei people killed, the Jie people also killed, and now Li Nong also followed...
It's no wonder that when these people saw Chu Su heading north, they dragged their families south.
There were tombs everywhere along the way, which made Li Yue feel extremely heavy.
"General, Xue County is fifteen miles ahead. Li Nong sent left guard general Wang Luan to lead 3,000 troops to garrison Baishuiwu, and we are at odds with Xue County." The scouts arrived in a hurry.
Wei Shan said: "Wang Luan is not one of my begging soldiers."
"Xue County is so small, why divide the troops? Li Nong must have used our hands to get rid of Wang Luan!" Li Yue had basically figured out Li Nong's temperament.
Fighting is commonplace, and there is a way of doing small tricks behind the scenes.
When he was in Xingyang, if Wei Wei was reminded of the blood character, there was a 60% chance that Li Yue would win his Hongmen Banquet.
At that time, the two parties were still in the "honeymoon period", and Li Nong still had evil intentions.
Wei Shan chuckled and said, "Then attack Xue County directly and ignore Baishuiwu!"
"I think so, but we can't touch Li Nong now. If we touch Li Nong, the Guangzong Begging Army will completely break with us, and Shi Min will not let us go!"
After Shi Zun seized the throne, Zhang Jacky was defeated by the Yi tribe. Li Nong, like Shi Min, was a popular figure in Jie Zhao.
The struggle must be measured. The best situation is to fight without breaking up, and try not to break the skin.
Furthermore, Li Nong had more than 10,000 troops, relying on the fortified city, to defend the city for ten days and a half, and then Shi Min came.
"Send orders to the entire army to attack Baishuiwu before sunset!"
Since Li Nong threw Wang Luan, Li Yue had no reason not to eat it.
"Take orders!"
The atmosphere along the way was already heavy, but now that they found a breakthrough, the soldiers suddenly became energetic.
You are the only one who can stop swords!
Isn’t Li Nong going to deal with Heiyun Mountain? First chop Wang Luan with one knife, making him scared!
The army headed straight towards Baishuiwu with great momentum.
The weather in June was originally sunny and not too hot, but a black cloud rolled over the earth.
Among the black clouds, the swords, spears and armor reflected the sunlight and shone brightly.
The murderous aura floated around, alarming countless birds and beasts.
The newly recruited soldiers have hardly had any free time in the past few months. They are either undergoing high-intensity training or high-intensity marching and fighting.
In the harsh and cruel living environment, everyone who survived on the northern land was a warrior. No one complained about hardship and tiredness, no one flinched, and everyone took it for granted.
"Kill, kill, kill!"
The soldiers' eyes were excited and fanatical.
Seeing the Baishui Fort lying on the horizon ahead, a scout came to report: "Wang Luan is afraid of the momentum of our army and has led 3,000 cavalry to retreat to Pengcheng!"
With a "clang", the mace in Wei Shan's hand fell on the stone, "Can't you just let me wait for a long time to fight?"
The black clouds around him also looked dissatisfied with desire.
Li Nong wanted to kill someone with a borrowed knife, but Wang Luan got involved with General Zuowei, and he must be an old man.
He came up with a move to drain the fire, retreated to Pengcheng, and pushed Li Nong to the front.
No one is a fool these days.
Pengcheng is one of the most important towns in Huaibei. It has been the key to the North and the gateway to the South since ancient times. It was once the capital of Xiang Yu. With more than 15,000 black cloud troops plus the southern army, it is difficult to capture. The battle line is also too long, and it may be captured at any time. The risk of people cutting off the escape route.
Seeing that it was still early and the soldiers were in good spirits, Li Yue waved his whip eastward and pointed in the direction of Xue County, "Then take advantage of the opportunity to pay a visit to Sikong!"
The Heiyun Army mostly had donkeys, mules, and camels to travel around. The Southern Army was a little tired and had a hard time, but they could still keep up. A dozen miles of land was nothing to them.
Many people can carry items weighing fifty or sixty kilograms and travel more than ten miles with bare feet.
The soldiers ate dry food and drank water as the donkeys and mules went north. The donkeys and mules drank from the Baihe River, fed them some salt and beans, and continued on their way.
At dusk, we finally arrived in Xue County.
The soldiers carried the afterglow on their shoulders and blocked the west city of Xuexian County. The sunset behind them was shining brightly, and large fire clouds floated in the sky.
On the toothbrush, the word "Black Cloud" was dripping with blood, as if there was an inexplicable power attached to it. Looking at it suddenly, it was shocking.
"My subordinate Li Yuote has come to pay homage to Sikong. Please open the door quickly!" The guards, wearing heavy armor and carrying maces and heavy axes, shouted outside the city.
The city was quiet. The defenders probably didn't expect the Black Cloud Army to arrive so soon. They were surprised and at a loss.
Li Yue, surrounded by shields, walked out of the shooting place and said, "Sikong, what are you doing? Open the city gate quickly, my subordinates are here to pay their respects."
Not long after, a dozen or so soldiers on the city wall surrounded a man standing behind the battlements. He had gray hair, a high crown, a scholar's armor and a red silk ribbon, and a majestic look on his face. Who could he be if he wasn't Li Nong?
"Xing Jing, I ordered you to come to see me alone, but brought so many armored soldiers. What do you want?"
"Aren't you worried about Sikong's safety? Recently, the refugees are moving south and the Jin army is moving north. Sikong is the pillar of the country. I heard that Sikong personally arrived at the front line, so I came all the way."
In broad daylight, Li Yue told lies with his eyes open.
The black cloud army behind them stared with eager eyes, as if they were going to swallow the city alive.
They held their swords, spears, axes and hammers tightly in their hands, and the Confederate army miraculously resisted the attack of more than twenty simple long ladders.
"So it turns out that the refugees and the Jin army have all retreated, so I won't bother Xingjing. It's getting late today, so Xingjing should return early." Li Nong's tone became more and more gentle, as if the elders were caring about the younger ones.
Dong Run, Gao Kai and other begging generals looked very strange.
Li Yue had seen the faces of many people on the city wall.
"Sikong, since it's getting late, it's time to open the city and let my subordinates in. These barren mountains and ridges are full of jackals, tigers and leopards. My subordinates' feelings towards Sikong are as clear as the bottom of this river." Li Yue pointed. Whitewater river channel.
With a "Puch" sound, someone in the city finally couldn't hold it in any longer and laughed.
Li Yue and Li Nong looked over at the same time, only to see extremely serious faces, as if the laughter just now was just an illusion.
(End of chapter)
