Seven hundred and ninetieth chapters grass (four)(1/2)
Amidst the mountains and forests, a bonfire was lit.
Those who light bonfires are experts who are used to making money and have no capital to make a living and have been dealing with the government for many years to avoid hunting. If the fire is not strong, you can keep warm and roast food, and you will not easily find the flames exposed and hide them.
In addition, the place you selected is a mountain ring, far away from the roads and rarely visited. Even the hunter and woodcutter who have been seeking life in the mountains all year round will not come to such a place at will.
If it weren't for the scout who came to detect it, he would never have discovered this place.
In the forest not far away, hundreds of war horses were scattered and tied to trees.
All horses were worn with chews and their hooves were tightly wrapped in soft cloth to ensure that the war horses did not make any noise and reveal flaws.
There were more than a dozen men around each bonfire, and there were still a dozen military men holding short bows in the forest. These people were the Wagang Rangers who fought with Xuanjia Cavalry these days, which made the generals of Xuanjia have become angry but couldn't think of a good way to deal with it.
Although the incident of Wang Shichong and Li Yuan fighting against Wagang was secret, the dispatch of tens of thousands of troops in Li Tang could not be concealed.
Not to mention that the Wagang Army also gained widespread knowledge in Guanzhong, so as soon as the Li family army left Chang'an, Li Mi received news.
As Liu Wenjing speculated, even Wagang, who possessed the power of new victory, dared not ignore the pressure brought by the Li family's 60,000 tigers.
On the one hand, Li Mi stepped up his attack on Luoyang, and on the other hand, according to Xu Shiji's proposal, he sent a small group of elite cavalry to cross Tongguan and go straight into Guanzhong to monitor the movements of the Tang army at all times.
This kind of dispatch is easy to do. After all, secret surveillance of mountain and forest marching is different from battlefield formation battles. It is even more difficult to do if a small number of cavalry must be dispatched secretly and prevent the opponent's scouts from discovering it.
Even the well-trained Eagle-Ring Armored Rider is difficult to complete.
Thanks to the large number of heroes and heroes in the Wagang army, they can move freely in the mountains and forests, and regard tens of thousands of Tang soldiers and horses as if nothing was available.
Next to the fire, a maroon body sat upright, and the maroon face was as coagulated as blood under the flames.
There were several big men around him, and everyone was wearing short clothes and neat clothes. The color was similar to the rocks, and they looked a little sloppy.
But for them, dressing up is just for the convenience of movement, and they don’t care about anything else.
These people were the leaders of this small group of cavalry and were also famous figures in the grassroots at the end of the Sui Dynasty. Any of them could find thick crime files in the pavilion of the Chang'an Ministry of Justice, and they all appeared in the sea captive documents of the Great Sui Dynasty.
Several of them were guilty of their crimes, and even Yang Guang had their names.
Some are called heroes in the Green Forest or evil young men, and their roots are almost the same.
They are all brave and cruel people who fight against families. If there is any difference, it is that they do not have the support of great families, nor do they have the power to protect themselves. They rely on their own swords and guns to kill beg for life. This title is also earned by their own skills and courage.
These people's family background is far less useful than martial arts skills.
To be praised by them, one must have strong skills.
The big man sitting in the middle now, Dan Tong Shan Xiongxin, relied on his skills and the spear called "Cold Bone White", to conquer a group of heroes in the green forest and become the leader of the current Central Plains grassland.
Shan Xiongxin and Xu Shiji were both fellow townsmen and close friends. Before he defected to Wagang, he was already a famous hero and a famous "flying general" in the green forest of the Central Plains.
After surrendering to Wagang, he was called Zuofu and Youbi along with Xu Shiji, and his friends complemented each other.
After Li Mi joined Wagang, the strength of the Wagang Army was different now, and there were many powerful generals in the army. However, Shan Xiongxin was still the first-class general in the Wagang Army. Pei Xingyan, Luo Shixin and others were friends or enemies with Shan Xiongxin, but they nodded and praised his abilities, especially his skills.
It is precisely because of this that the important task of leading the Rangers to spy on the Tang army's trends this time fell on Dan Tong's shoulders. Only he had the courage to lead his team of less than a hundred cavalry to provoke Li Tang's tens of thousands of troops.
These people are blood-licking desperadoes, and with heroes like Shan Xiongxin leading the team, they become more and more unscrupulous.
Even if it is such an egg hitting a stone, he still dares to do it.
Besides, when they fought against the Xiaoguo Army before, they also attacked them with light cavalry, and eventually successfully dismantled the Xiaoguo Army's power.
With the successful experience, they are more courageous. Even if their opponents are different this time, they have never made them feel scared or hesitated.
Relying on his skillful bow and horse skills and his characteristics of fighting in the forest, Shan Xiongxin led his subordinates to use the battle-taking tactics and he did not fight with the Xuanjia Cavalry.
If you take action first and then attack, you will suffer. The Xuan Armor Cavalry will inevitably fall behind by passively taking action.
Moreover, it is difficult to form a formation in mountainous operations, and the cloak on the body is even more burdensome. Because the movement speed of the Xuan Armor Cavalry failed to keep up with these Green Forest Army, Shan Xiongxin's losses were not too great.
However, even so, after a few days of fighting, the team of nearly 100 people lost 40%.
If it were other troops, it would have been unbearable to suffer such casualties, but these Green Forest people did not retreat or fear. On the contrary, all the survivors were full of energy. Even if the food and horse materials were about to bottom out, they did not make much profit, and everyone was not moved.
The fire shines, brighter than the fire, are the eyes of these people.
They reacted extremely coldly to the casualties and losses of their partners.
Since the moment I entered the Green Forest, I have already put my own life and death aside. Life and death are the fate of the people in the Green Forest.
Therefore, everyone cares more about how to enjoy it when they are alive, but the dead don't care.
Everyone is rushing around with their heads in their arms, and they die as if they are asleep. What is the need to make a fuss?
Compared with the dead and injured, they care more about how many opponents they can exchange for their lives and how many results they can achieve.
I was in the heart of the enemy, and I dared not talk loudly, but my emotions and thoughts were hard to suppress. No one could stop me from whispering to my ears and whispering in a low voice.
Even though he was single, he had no intention of interfering. Instead, he proudly talked to the leaders around him about his experience of confrontation these days.
The unique fragrance produced by baking dry food is everywhere. The leaders greedily sniffed the wonderful smell while savoring the opponent and his own methods.
"I think the Xuanjia Cavalry is nothing special. Compared with the Xiaoguo Army, it is at most half a pound.
I used to brag Xiaoguo Army into Heavenly Soldiers and Generals, but in the end I was not defeated by our subordinates."
"I heard that the Li family has Guanzhong, and they rely on the Xuanjia cavalry to fight.
Let's destroy their aura this time, let's see if the Li family dares to get involved in our affairs!"
Listening to the words of several leaders, Shan Xiongxin also smiled, but he still reminded everyone: "Don't worry."
It’s nothing to say a few jokes from my family. If anyone really treats them as soft people, it’s just a trick to the lives of his brothers.
I should know if I can defeat Xiaoguo Army without saying it. It is mainly because Xu Da’s advice and we are not the opponent of others when we fight head-on.
Since Xuanjia Knight can have such a bad reputation, how could he not have real ability?
Many of our brothers died and injured in the past few days. They said they were not good enough. How can they be worthy of those brothers?"
"They naturally have some skills, but they are better than Xiaoguo Army..." "The Xiaoguo Army we met is no longer considered elite."
Shan Xiongxin snorted coldly: "Those people are neither soldiers nor green forests, but at best they are stray dogs. There are also people like Xu Da'er who give us advice, so this battle is comfortable.
If you really want to change the place, I am afraid that it is not enough for others to clean up.
The Xuanjia Cavalry is in full force of sharpness and is harder to deal with than the Xiaoguo Army.
Xu Da is not here, we are destined to be no match for us alone."
"What does single head mean to withdraw?"
The leader who spoke was full of reluctance, "Isn't this satisfying yet? Let's leave?
Isn't it cheaper for the Li family?
Besides, we haven’t figured out the news yet. Are you afraid of missing a big deal when you go back at this time?”
Shantong nodded: "Mingge will leave early in the morning.
I stop when I see it, and if I don’t leave, I’m afraid I won’t be able to leave.”
While speaking, he looked back at the direction of the woods, then turned around and looked at the leaders: "It's not a good thing to have so many brothers broken these days.
People in the Green Forest are not afraid of death, but they cannot despise their lives.
Anyway, what should be explored is almost the same, so we should ask Xu Da for the charter.
When he thinks about his idea and then fight, we will definitely not suffer any losses."
In the hearts of the people in this green forest, Xu Shiji was already a living god like Zhuge Liang and Jiang Ziya. When he heard Dan Tong say this, he nodded in agreement. Only the leader just now was a little unwilling to accept it and muttered: "This is right, it's a bit of a pity."
I heard that the ability of the Xuanjia Le Langjun is even better than that of Yuwen Chengji, and I also want Shan Da to compete with him to see if his horse spear is powerful or Shan Da's cold bone is hard."
The former defeated the battle of the Xiaoguo Army capturing Yuwen Chengji alive. The Wagang Army won by strategy and did not compete with Chengji's martial arts.
When the final battle was fought, many powerful generals from Wagang rushed up to attack and used a hook lasso, so that you could not show your means.
Whether it is Dan Tong himself or these brave and fierce thieves, they all regret it.
Especially as the number of powerful generals of the Wagang Army increased day by day, the reputation of single flying generals gradually faded, and their reputation in the army was suppressed.
These old brothers were dissatisfied without saying that, so they naturally hoped that the leader would become famous in a beautiful battle.
Chengji couldn't fight any more, so he had to consider Xu Le.
Another leader also echoed: "I think Ding Da's words are right. Do you want to find an opportunity to have a fight with Xu Le before leaving?
Seeing that he looks white and pure like a scholar, if so many people said, I really don’t believe that he has any skills.
Mostly he is a clever player and has no strength.
Dan Da's cold bone was swung up and smashed him to death."
"I think Huang San's words are correct."
The leader named Ding Qing immediately responded: "He is the number one general of the Li family. If he could bring his head back, Xu Dayi would be happy.
Then let those people see if we are the Green Forest people, we will only sneak up on the table."
Dantong shook his head: "If you want to leave, just be more straightforward, there will be no trouble.
I want to fight for a chance, so I don’t have to rush this time.”
While speaking, he looked a little further away, and about twenty steps away from Dantong, there was a maroon war horse tied. The one that tied the horse was not the trees in the forest, but a wooden stake that was as thick as a child.
To be continued...