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The two were good friends. Abu already understood the meaning of this glance. He took a step forward and looked at the crowd without any timidity: "Since everyone has arrived, let's discuss it now. Let's fight. Still don't fight."

When they sent people to recruit them, they already knew about the Tang army that was getting closer to them, so when Abu's words fell, the crowd who had already been unable to hold back suddenly started whispering.

In fact, they may not have any clever plans for this kind of thing. After all, many of the people present were just farmers who were farmers before joining the army. After the Tang army ravaged everywhere, many people were displaced and slowly migrated to Jinzhou , How many people who can't even write their own names have read the Art of War?

Therefore, there are only two thousand chiefs who can really say a few words. The reason why Wang Xuanwei chose them is also because they are old soldiers who have been to the battlefield.

"General, in my opinion, this battle cannot be fought." The tall Qianchang cupped his hands and said, "Our army has just experienced a big battle, and many wounded. Overall, in terms of combat power, it is still stronger than our army..."

Before he could finish speaking, another Qianchang beside him yelled dissatisfiedly: "Old Liu, why do you want to promote others' aspirations and destroy your own prestige, isn't it just two thousand Tang troops? How many people were there outside Jinzhou City before? One hundred thousand Tang troops! Didn't we all rush out here, so why are we afraid of his two thousand Tang troops?"

The tall old Liu moved his eyes and said with a sneer, "What do you know, the [-] Tang troops didn't stop us, that's because there was a general. Now the life and death of the general is uncertain, and we can only go to battle and wield knives in the early [-]s, rashly If there is a damage under the attack, who will bear the responsibility?"

"Hey? Then retreat into the woods like this?" The Qianchang who wanted to fight was surnamed Tu, and his name was Ergou. It sounded like he was from a mountain family.

Tu Ergou said: "If you don't fight, you can only turn back. If you encounter pursuers, wouldn't you be throwing yourself into a trap? What's more, we didn't bring much food and grass when we came out. The scouts found out that the two thousand Tang troops were escorting food and grass. team, if we can defeat them, we won’t have to worry about food in the future.”

He turned to Qin Ke, cupped his hands and said: "General, I asked the supply officer that our food and grass are only enough for five days. If we don't get supplies during the period... it is a big taboo to run out of food on the way to the march, and there are many people in our army." I joined the army because I wanted to have a full meal. Once the food runs out, the consequences will be unimaginable if the brothers make trouble. Thinking about it, these 2000 people are not the main force of the Tang army. They might surrender under a strong attack, general! We fight Bar!"

"Can't fight! Are you still attacking by force? The Tang army entered my Mohist family. It is not easy to transport food and grass. This team must be escorted by a heavy army. Are you afraid of running into a piece of iron?"

"It's better than dying of starvation. You can live only if you have food, and it's more important to have enough food!"

"Our cavalry has to go to support Xingzhou. What can you do if you have food and grass? Bringing food and supplies will only slow down our marching speed. It is better to speed up the march. We can collect food from various counties and counties along the way..."

The two started arguing as they talked, fighting with each other, and a dozen generals who had been unable to intervene in the back came forward to persuade them, and the scene was a little out of control for a while.

But Qin Ke and Abu looked at each other with a wry smile, not knowing what to say. In fact, the two of them were in a dilemma?What the two chiefs said was not unreasonable. In a fight, the outcome is unpredictable. Even if they win, they are afraid that there will be losses in the battle. Their team looks mighty, but in fact most of them are just war horses. Without people, the remaining three horses are just livestock.

Don't fight, there is only this path ahead, and although the pursuers have not been seen behind, it is impossible for the Tang army not to send forces to chase them, it is only a matter of time.

The problem of food and grass that Tu Ergou mentioned did exist. For a while, the two hesitated, and it was difficult to make a choice.

"Do you want to fight or not to fight?" Qin Ke has no chance to use troops, and he has no confidence to bear the lives and deaths of nearly 3000 people, so he hopes that Abu can give him a more confident decision at this time.

It’s just that Abu was stunned, and didn’t speak immediately. It was his first time on the battlefield. Maybe he participated in military exercises more than once when he was in Jingwu, and served as the coach many times, but military exercises are military exercises after all. The long wooden poles on the head and those arrows without arrowheads may hurt people when they fall on people, but they will not be fatal after all.

On the real battlefield, every step of decision-making may be accompanied by blood and death. As a commander, even if he makes a decision that can lead to victory in the end, the sacrifice behind this victory will make him terrified.

He lowered his head and gently stroked the sharp point of the halberd with his fingers.

Qin Ke patted him on the shoulder with a smile, and said, "Don't worry, as long as you decide, I will do it."

Abu grinned, his smile was a little stiff, and after a few thoughts quickly turned in his mind, he finally said: "In my opinion, this battle must be fought."

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His voice was not loud, but it was enough for everyone present to hear. The two chiefs were already arguing, but at this moment they turned their heads and stared at him like a torch.

Of course, these people can see that the relationship between Abu and Qin Ke is by no means a master-servant relationship, and it is definitely not a relationship between upper and lower levels. This young man they are not very familiar with can be said to have swept the battlefield yesterday, with a long halberd in his hand Swinging like a dragon swimming in the wind, I don't know how many Tang Jun were killed by him, fell off their horses and rolled over, so they felt a little awe of him in their hearts.

As soon as he opened his mouth at this time, everyone cheered up and listened.

"Maybe we will be injured in this battle, but in my opinion, the possibility of victory is greater." Abramovich looked resolute, "If we turn back, once we encounter pursuers, our entire team may be ruined."

Old Liu looked at him, still not convinced, and said: "Why are you so sure? Maybe Xiang Chu and the others simply don't have time to take care of our cavalry, which has less than [-] cavalry troops and wounded people. It's not easy to go anywhere. , thinking about the fact that there are pursuers behind us, we are just scaring ourselves... Besides, even if we really bump into the pursuers, we can still run away with three horses."

"One man with three horses is not a fatal move after all." Abu said softly: "We do have a lot of horses, but we are also tired from traveling all the way. The reason why General Wang made such a move under the city was to break up the Tang cavalry army. Let them be unable to recover for a while, unable to withdraw to chase us. But being unable to withdraw for a while does not mean that they will not be able to withdraw all the time. With the foot strength of the horses of the cavalry of the Southern Army of the Tang Dynasty, they will be able to catch up with us within a day."

"Long... that brother..." He covered it up a bit, and then said, "My teacher said that winning or losing on the battlefield is inseparable from the word 'gamble'. On the battlefield, everyone is a gambler." , no one predicts what will happen next. Some people can bet with experience, and some people can only rely on intuition, but one thing we can be sure of now, if this battle is lost, we will not lose everything But if we take a detour, or turn back, we will have nothing!"

Old Liu was at a loss for words for a while, and did not refute again.But Tu Ergou couldn't help giving a thumbs up, and said to Abu: "After all, he is the general's brother. He has learned the art of war, and he has a nose and eyes when he speaks."

As he spoke, he cast a provocative look at Lao Liu again: "Did you hear me, Lao Liu, learn a little bit."

"Get out!" Lao Liu cursed and walked towards his team holding the knife, turning around and cursing: "Don't kick your nose and face, be careful that I will kick you into the ditch."

The two are both Qianchang, and they are friends who have died on the battlefield, so this back and forth quarrel is more like an ordinary squabble between brothers, and it will not really hurt the friendship.

And Tu Ergou really didn't intend to push his nose to the face, and hurriedly continued to ask Abu: "Then Mr. Lu... oh no, General Lu! Tell me how we should fight this battle? Can we take advantage of it? , To catch him by surprise? How powerful can a team of escorting food and grass be, most of them are mainly infantry, and they will definitely not be the main force of the Tang army."

But Abu shook his head and smiled wryly: "General Tu, it's not that I underestimate myself. I'm afraid our cavalry army can't be regarded as the elite of the Mohists. In terms of strength, this Tang army is no matter how bad it is. They will not be lowly recruits who are waiting for nothing. The Zhengnan Army was originally the family property of the Tang State. It was recruited and trained to avenge the Jingwu and Qingzhou Ghost Riders who swept the Tang State.

"Uh..." Tu Ergou choked for a moment, his mind suddenly cleared up a lot, perhaps it was because Wang Xuanwei's previous battle was too fierce and bloody, which made them more or less swollen, and almost forgot about themselves It was just a temporary team in Jinzhou City, they were far behind the "Black Riders" in Wang Xuanwei's hands back then.

Old Liu heard what was said here, so naturally he would not let go of this opportunity, and teased: "Oh, Lao Tu, you want to stand side by side with the Mohist black cavalry all of a sudden? I remember when I was in Jinzhou, Aren't you still complaining that you are leading a motley army?"

"Shut up!" Tu Ergou's forehead burst into blue veins, "Even if it's a miscellaneous army, the brothers still rushed out from the [-] army. As for the black cavalry army... sooner or later I will be able to enter!"

When the cavalry set off, Qin Ke returned to his tent again. In the distance, a red light gradually rose from behind the mountains. Under the reflection of the sunrise, the birds in the forest flapped their wings across the sky, which was beautiful.

Qin Ke's brows were tightly furrowed, and his voice was a little anxious.

"Cai Yan...Cai Yan?" Qin Ke probed Cai Yan's forehead and said in shock, "It's so hot... What's going on?"

Perhaps it was because of the fright that she experienced in the battle yesterday, and after a day of galloping on horseback, the night was cold and cold, Cai Yan, a "hero" who was good at riding and shooting since childhood, couldn't adapt to her physique for a while, and developed a fever .

Seeing her in a daze, Qin Ke could only hug her up, feed her some water, and asked for a wine bag from his subordinates, poured out some strong wine and rubbed it on his palms, and poured it from her neck. Comb from top to bottom, all the way to the spine, to help her qi and blood evacuate.

Cai Yan squinted her eyes, but muttered: "How can such a small strength of yours work?"

Qin Ke looked at her dumbfoundedly, then lowered his head and said, "I'm afraid you'll hurt if you overdo it."

Cai Yan rarely showed a sense of powerlessness, and simply stretched his arms around Qin Ke's shoulders, leaned his head on it, and said lazily: "I'm not the kind of delicate daughter who sits in a boudoir and doesn't leave the door. ...the ox horn comb stuck in my hair, you take it off, remember to follow the direction of the meridians..."

Qin Ke coughed lightly. Yes, she is indeed not a delicate daughter. He has been with her all the way from Tang Dynasty, and he has never seen the slightest bit of "delicacy" in this girl.

But he still blushed suddenly, took off the hairbrush on Cai Yan's head, her long hair was hanging down like a brocade, and the faint fragrance of magnolia blossoms poured into his nose...

He hammered hard on his head with the other hand, and just now he calmed down, he also used a little more force in his hand, gradually making the horn comb in his hand hot.

After sorting out his Qi and blood, he quickly grabbed his cloak and wrapped it around Cai Yan who was sweating slightly, lest she catch a cold again.

"I'll take you with me in a while." Qin Ke whispered.

Cai Yan nodded and fell asleep drowsily. At this moment, she didn't intend to hold on, and there was no need to think about avoiding suspicion. It would be better to have a good sleep and recover sooner, so as to relieve Qin Ke's burden.

Cai Yan's whole body is very light. With Qin Ke's current strength and blood, holding her seems to be just a wing.

Abu saw it and asked with concern: "What's wrong?"

"Maybe I'm scared, but I'm still tired and have a little fever." Qin Ke held the reins of the horse, saw that the soldiers behind him had already got on their horses, waved decisively, and ordered the camp to be pulled out immediately.

"Then... is it serious?"

"It's okay. I just combed her qi and blood, and she was sweating, so it shouldn't be a big problem. When I camp again later, I can make some soup for her... I also found a lot of herbs in the mountains to dispel wind and heat. "Qin Ke looked down at Cai Yan who was sleeping soundly in his arms, his face still worried.

Abu said: "Would it be inconvenient for you to let someone take her first? After a while... there will inevitably be a fight."

"Let's talk about it at that time, leave it to someone else... I don't feel at ease." Qin Ke's voice was also as soft as a feather.

Horseshoes burst out, and the two of them ran forward all the way. Behind them were war horses like a flood, pouring down from the hillside, like a picture of thousands of horses galloping.

the other side.

The wheels of the cart rolled slowly on the uneven road. From time to time, the stones on the ground shook suddenly, and the sacks full of grain also fell with it.

It's just that the solemn Tang general in armor watched the grain and grass bouncing up and down, but his heart was full of boredom.

"How far is this Jinzhou spread?" The general of the Tang State murmured, "It's better for me to earn military merits before the battle. I only transport grain and grass here. If I transport grain and grass, I transport grain and grass. I don't get credit for it when I transport it. I don't get credit for it. If something happened, I have to apologize with my head, hehe...and I have to be angry with that bastard every day..."

Speaking of this, he subconsciously lowered his voice, and glanced at the grain and grass supervisor not far away, for fear that his complaints would be heard.

But when he saw the expression on the face of the grain and grass supervisor, he finally couldn't help snickering twice.

The Grain and Grass Supervisor was a civil servant. Although he was wearing armor, it still couldn't support his frail body. When he twisted his body on the horse's back from time to time, and kept reaching for his waist, On the leg side, the movements are as ridiculous as a big horse monkey.

Naturally, civil servants are not good at riding horses, and now they can't sit still. It seems that they have not found a source of water to take a good bath when they came to the Mo family, and there are lice on their body, and half of his face twitched from scratching.

However, the Tang State has always paid attention to "ruling the military with literature", probably because they are afraid of the self-respect of the soldiers below, so they usually install some civil officials with real power in the army.

It's just that civil servants have never been popular. When soldiers fight, they lick blood with their knives. They always use force to convince others. protect him...

Thinking of this, General Tang Jun snorted again.

"I just said that these civil servants are useless. Where is it their turn to dictate the war? If there are a few more scholars and masters in the army, this battle will not be fought." The general muttered, and suddenly laughed, Some yelled at the grain and grass transportation supervisor with malicious intentions: "Master Tie! Master Tie!"

The grain and grass supervisor was sitting on the horse feeling extremely uncomfortable, but he didn't dare to neglect when he heard the general calling him, and immediately controlled the horse and leaned over: "General Ding, what's the matter?"

General Ding said with a smile: "It's nothing serious, I just see that you are a little tired. There is still a long way to Jinzhou, why don't you take a rest on the cart behind?"

Hearing this, the Food and Grass Supervisor was startled, lowered his head and carefully looked around, and said cowardly: "This is not good, this is in the army, as a supervisor, how dare I do something special..."

General Ding patted his thigh and laughed even louder: "What's the matter, Mr. Tie is not a soldier like us after all, we are used to riding horses, alas, if you keep holding on like this, what if you fall down On the way, it’s hard for me to explain...Go, it’s okay, if something happens, I will take care of it.”

Hearing what General Ding said, Mr. Tie felt as if he had been pardoned. He hurriedly recruited his attendants to help him off the horse, and limped to sit on the cart behind. Although the bumps were still there, it was much better than horseback. It is very pleasant to be able to lean on the ground for a while.

Under such circumstances, he didn't care about the harsh laughter from the army. He just felt the refreshing wind with peace of mind, took a long breath, and even sang in a mosquito-like voice. He started to entertain himself with poems and essays: "Looking at Qiao, green bamboo and Yiyi. There are bandits and gentlemen, who are like cutting like learning, like cutting like grinding..."

He was boasting that he was a gentleman, but General Ding held back his smile, and seeing the disdainful expressions on the faces of the soldiers around him, he felt very happy: If this idiot persists to the end, he can still win the favor of the soldiers. But seeing his muddy appearance leaning against the cart will only make the soldiers even more shameless.

He raised his head, only felt that the sky was a bit bluer, and the rising sun showed a warm face at this moment, the light shone brightly, and seemed to be laughing at Master Tie as well.

"Get to Jinzhou earlier, and I will fight a good battle. If I can catch up, I will enter Jinzhou City, where there will be gold, silver, treasures, women, everything."

He clicked his tongue a few times, suddenly thought of something, and cursed: "The scouts have been gone all night, why haven't they heard anything yet, maybe these little bastards ran to the Jinzhou siege first to grab the credit! Hey! Don't come back , Come back to see if I didn't peel their skins..."

What he didn't know was that those scouts really couldn't come back, because as early as yesterday, all these scouts were wiped out, and their corpses were all thrown into the forest for wild beasts to eat.

Soon, his eyes became sharp as a knife.

Straight ahead, a group of black smoke and dust rolled in.

An uninvited group of people.

uninvited guest.

He finally saw the constantly enlarged figures of horses and cavalry, and the team escorting food and grass behind him suddenly became a little confused.

At this moment, General Ding finally understood why the scouts he sent out did not come back...

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However, it seemed that his awakening was a bit late at this time. When he looked at the black cavalry from far to near, his mind was churning.

How could there be Mohist cavalry here?Could it be that the [-] troops besieging Jinzhou were defeated?

How can it be!Not to mention one Jinzhou, even if there were three Jinzhous, there would never be a chance to get any advantage under the siege of the [-] troops.

Perhaps Jinzhou can last longer because of the public losers stationed there, but since Zhao Kuan was defeated, the Mohist Central Center was unable to mobilize troops to support Jinzhou.Taking a step back, even if there is support, it is impossible to arrive now.

And according to his many years of military experience, he quickly found out that this cavalry army only has more than [-] people, and there are still many horses running around in the team. It looks aggressive, but in fact it is panicked.

"Don't make a mess!" General Ding shouted: "It's just some remnants of the Mohists. We are from the Southern Army. There are a total of 2000 people, line up!"

The shields and spears collided with each other and made clanging noises. Following General Ding's voice orders, solid barriers were built.

The iron lord sitting on the cart also took advantage of this time to hide under the cart with a nervous expression on his face.

"There is a way to heaven, you don't go, and there is no way to hell, you just come in..." General Ding showed a playful smile, "The remnant soldiers of four hundred horsemen dare to come up to intercept the food. Do you really think we are vegetarians?"

In an instant, the Mohist cavalry had arrived in front of them. General Ding was right. The four hundred cavalry looked in a state of distress. Some of their armor was covered with dried blood. Many of them had cloth strips tied on their hands and heads. , It's just that the cloth strip that should have been white can't tell the color at all now.

Maybe it was because they ran all the way without supplies, these people should be panicked from hunger, seeing such a food team passing by them, they rushed forward without any scruples.

"Three hundred steps! Shoot!" General Ding rode his horse back and forth through the front of the phalanx. With one stroke of the whip in his hand, hundreds of archers released their bowstrings at the same time, and the rain of arrows flew into the air and fell on the heads of the four hundred cavalrymen.

For a moment, the Mohist cavalry formation was extremely chaotic, and many people were shot by feather arrows and fell directly from their horses.

"150 paces! Shoot!" General Ding waved his horse's rein, and the rain of arrows flew into the air again, bringing a sharp sound of wind.

At this moment, the four hundred Mohist cavalry finally realized that the so-called "fat sheep" in front of them was not as easy to deceive as they imagined, so the four hundred cavalry seemed loose and helpless amidst the uneven sound of "fleeing quickly" , turned around and fled away one after another.

"A gang of mobs." General Ding sneered, "It seems that Jinzhou City has already been destroyed."

The corpses of those killed by arrows were scattered on the ground, and the backs of the Mohist cavalrymen holding their heads and fleeing gradually became smaller and smaller in his eyes. Suddenly, he clenched the hand holding the rein, and a flame burst out silently in his heart.

"Cavalry come out!" General Ding turned his head and looked at the [-] cavalry sharpening their swords behind him, and shouted: "Follow me! Chase me!"

After finishing speaking, he flicked the reins, and the war horse leaped high, and the first one rushed out first. The hooves of the horse behind him rumbled, accompanied by the cavalry's swords unsheathed, as if the day had lost its heat at this moment. Not as good as their fiery eyes eager to make contributions.

Mr. Tie, who was hiding under the cart, came out at this time. Seeing General Ding's actions, he was shocked, and immediately shouted: "General Ding! Don't act rashly! We are escorting the grain cart..."

He ran all the way to catch up with those war horses, while tugging at the person beside him, he said eagerly: "Hurry up, let someone stop him, lest there will be fraud! If something happens, no one can get away with it!"

It's just that he shook the man for a long while, but the man didn't intend to pay attention to him at all, instead showing a somewhat sarcastic smile on his face.

The meaning is very obvious: you are a weak scholar, and the general usually calls you "Master Iron", but at this time, you still want to stand up and teach our general how to fight?Heh, beating down the four hundred remnants of cavalry in front of us is considered a credit. The brothers joined the Mohist family but were only given the hard work of escorting food and grass.

Lord Tie exhausted all his strength and shouted a few times, but he was quickly lost in the sound of horseshoes and shouts of killing. Seeing the Tang cavalry go away quickly and turn over the low hill in front of him, he was panting violently. He could only stop, with frustration written all over his face.

And the lieutenant at the side stretched out his hand and patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Master Tie, what are you afraid of, it's just dealing with a group of stragglers who were defeated. After a while, the general will return from victory, and you will not lose a share of the credit."

"Contributing merit?" Master Tie snorted angrily, "The mission we took was just to transport food, and the credit is only when the food and grass arrive at the place. This inexplicable killing of a group of remnants halfway, what's the use of killing them all?"