mountain river road

The next day, after a short rest, Chu Shu decided to fight again.

Food and grass are in short supply, and the delay is getting worse.It's better to fight directly.This time, Xu Mo chose a good place.

The place where they are stationed is extremely dangerous.A hundred miles away is the inclined valley, with high mountains on both sides, jagged rocks, overgrown trees, and very steep.

Chu Shu resisted for a while but lost, and led his troops to withdraw to Xiegu.Tuoba Yuan took advantage of the victory and pursued, and felt vigilant as soon as he reached the bottom of the valley.But it's too late,

All of a sudden, there were killing sounds, and a large group of cavalry emerged from the steep hillsides on the left and right, holding machetes, and charged straight down by taking advantage of the terrain!

Shout loudly.Dust was everywhere.

Tuoba Yuan broke out in a cold sweat.He suppressed his mind, shouted, and led the 1 people at the bottom of the valley to rush left and right.

superior!Xu Mo waved his hand, and the arrow pierced through the air.The sharp beep fell.From the front and back of the canyon, two teams of men and horses emerged and rushed towards the middle with the momentum of tigers and wolves!

Enemy on all sides.Shout loudly.Dust was everywhere.

Like a brave Xijiang soldier who panicked, no matter how calm Tuoba Yuan was, he couldn't stop his subordinates from panicking.

An arrow came through the air!

Tuoba Yuan's mount let out a shrill neigh, and threw him off like crazy.

The army is in disarray.

Fiasco.

Xu Mo put away his bow and arrow, and stood on the top of the mountain.The autumn wind is hunting, and corpses are everywhere.

This battle was finally won.

"According to the information, Tuoba Yuan fell off his horse and broke two ribs. He is unconscious now. We won't start a dispute for the time being."

"Yes." Chu Shu nodded to Xu Mo. "Thanks to you. Now we can consolidate and strengthen the border defense, and we can take a breather for a while. The military rations have finally arrived."

Xu Mo smiled: "Thank you for what I did. It is precisely because I have the same ideals as the general that I am willing to bring my dog ​​to Chu Palace."

Chu Shu sighed deeply: "Speaking of which, I, Chu Shu, am really sorry, young master."

Xu Mo raised his hand and patted Chu Shu's shoulder: "I'm sorry for him too."

The two looked at each other, each seeing helplessness in the other's eyes.So I stopped this topic of hurting spring and autumn, and turned to chatting about future plans.

Chu Shu: "After this battle, we have lost too many people, so it is better to recruit troops on the spot."

Xu Mo nodded and said: "That's right. This generation has been invaded by Tuoba Yuan, and the common people have resentment against it. They recruit troops on the spot, and the soldiers' hearts are easy to gather."

Chu Shu: "Then it's time to cultivate and comfort the people. This matter is left to you to arrange."

Xu Mo: "Yes. It's just that Tuoba Yuan is not a safe person. There must be troubles in the future, General?"

Chu Shu: "Of course I plan to take a breather while Tuoba Yuan can't move, and try to persuade him!" Chu Shu frowned while speaking, "It's just that the emperor probably doesn't want to nod this way."

Xu Mo: "Nowadays, the rebel army is everywhere, and the natural disaster is not over. If the fire in front of us is not saved, why does the emperor care about the sky?"

As soon as this was mentioned, Chu Shu got a headache: "It will take months to deal with a group of reckless men with scraps of copper in their hands. Those two bastards surnamed Yan are really useless. "

Xu Mo still had a smile on his face: "Why don't you know what happened to beating the Peasant Army?"

It's no wonder that Xu Mo smiled lightly, countering rebellion is a real fight, fighting the peasant army is completely different.The ordinary people who have never read any books have no strategy and no courage. When they meet the county magistrate, they are always respectful.

After an uprising, go to the government to grab some food, and protect your wife and children. No one wants to be a king.It's good to be alive, no one is too lazy to do too much.What's more, what kind of weapons and protective gear can a group of farmers have on their hands.First, there is no organizational discipline, second, no strategic planning, third, no armed forces, and fourth, no ideal power.In front of the orthodox army under Yan Qi, it is like a mess of loose sand.

The two parties have basically reached a tacit understanding. When they meet, the peasant army drops the food in their hands and runs away, and runs away without fighting. good.Anyway, it's no harm to anyone.

Yan Qi played like hello and me for a month, until the good news from Xijiang came.

The emperor's heart was overjoyed, and he asked how Yan Qi was doing.

Hearing that Yan Qi is still in a stable situation.In an instant, his face turned black.

Chu Yuanzhi is not a fool, he also knows that the peasant army is a mob, so he doesn't take it seriously.The main thoughts are still sorting out the court guidelines and checking and balancing power.Hearing this, no prince has figured out the reason why farmers are still jumping.A eunuch was sent to train Yan Qi personally, saying that he was passive, sabotage and dereliction of duty.

Fortunately, the little eunuch belonged to Yan Shigao, so he didn't point his nose and scold him, and left after speaking calmly.Even so, Yan Qi's big-hearted heart was about to burst from anger.

Yan Qi couldn't continue playing immediately, so he summoned his men and horses to plan a general attack.Now I don't want your food anymore, I'm chasing after you to kill you.

Yan Qi led 3 troops and surrounded [-] rebels in Lin'an City.

After three days of strong attack, they did not go down.

Yan Qi's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot.Knowing that they were going to die, the rebels hid in the city, condescending to guard against death.It's been three days, and I just kept it.

No matter how dull Yan Qi is, he should know that there is a problem. This is obviously prepared.The worst thing happened. Among the rabble, there was a leader, who was still a bit shrewd.

He was furious: "Go and check for me! Who gathered these mobs together! He is a capable person. Before I didn't do anything serious, he could still hide it!"

A thin and thin soldier led the order to retreat.

Yan Qi breathed a sigh of relief, and waved to the delicate concubine beside him.

It doesn't matter who it is, whether it's prepared or commanded, I'll kill him.Fortress siege, that's not the way to play.It's just that the emperor is in a hurry to get the result, so he has to think about what to say.

Chu Yuanzhi was indeed the material to be an emperor, he accurately extracted the essential elements from Yan Qi's rambling words, and frowned and threw them aside.Looking at another memorial, it is Chu Shu's request to take advantage of the victory and beat Tuoba Yuan honestly.

Heart aching, Chu Yuanzhi pressed himself to calm down.

It's not that he doesn't know that taking advantage of a person's illness can kill a person, but it's not that he doesn't know how much troops and food will be spent to capture Tuoba Yuan.Now Yan Qi also has problems.He knows better than anyone how empty the treasury is.

Chu Yuanzhi swept the mountain of memorials on the table, feeling a sense of exhaustion emerging from the depths of his heart.

Is this the world that Brother Huang doesn't want to face?

He always thought that Chu Xiuzhi was a fool, so he wanted to replace him.In fact, everyone knew in their hearts that Chu Xiuzhi was not a bad person, on the contrary, he was a talented person, playing piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry and prose, all of which were bad and good.Especially good at playing the guqin.He is also good-looking, and he can bear the four characters of amazing talent and elegance, but he is too lazy to go to court, too lazy to approve memorials, and too lazy to pay attention to the scholar-bureaucrats who will give you a copy today and you will take a copy of mine tomorrow.The lack of strict governance has made corrupt officials like crucian carp crossing the river and rats crossing the street.

When he really sat in this seat, he really knew what Chu Xiuzhi was avoiding every day.Isn't it because there is more than enough heart but not enough strength that makes people heartbroken in the world?

He thought that he could do it, that he must be a wise king compared to his elder brother, and that he would be able to save Nan Chao from the fire and water.He even knelt in front of his elder brother and vowed to live up to the Southern Dynasty.And he thought he could bear it, he thought he was competent, but when he really took this position, he realized that he didn't dare to say he knew it without being there.

The elder brother's last soft sigh seemed to be still echoing in his ears.As if lamenting fate.