total war broken

Chapter 98

Shandong, northwest, north bank of the canal, the sky is gloomy, and the north wind howls.

On one side are the unkempt, crazy-faced thieves dressed in black cloth and armed with various weapons. They move forward like a black cloud.

Behind the black clouds, there is an even more spectacular black sea of ​​people. There are thousands of soldiers, stretching as far as the eye can see. Tens of thousands of soldiers, reaching to the sky. This is what this army of thieves is like. The army of tens of thousands is spread out, and there is no edge in sight.

Behind the black crowd was a group of horse thieves, thousands of them, with sabers on their horses, and some with bows, all of them wrapped in turbans and overalls, and their horses beat and rested.

The horse thief headed by him was missing a right hand. He had a stern face with cruelty on his face. He looked at the battlefield in front of him and stared coldly at the opposite. The fiery red army array reflected a cold light from time to time in the sunlight. If Xiaochuan was here, he would definitely recognize that this person was Zhang He, Chen Xiangyi's brother-in-law.

At this moment, he has turned into a bandit leader, for this leader he killed countless heroes, how many good men, he looked at the opposite side and said: "Wang Baibu, do you think our army can win this battle?"

The man named Wang Baibu on the side was dressed in a green robe, with a turban on his head, and was dressed as a scholar. His eyes were full of fear and hatred, but he smiled flatteringly and said, "Commander, our army will surely win this battle."

"Oh. When did you learn to flatter?" Zhang He's ferocious face turned around, his eyes were scarlet, and said: "I keep you because you like to tell the truth, unlike before. Those military advisors lie to me all day long, do you understand?"

This Wang Baibu's face was dripping with cold sweat, he knelt down on the ground, glanced at Zhang He, and said, "Yes, yes, our army will definitely lose in this battle."

The ferocious-looking bandit beside "Bold" immediately became furious and pulled out his hatchet.

Wang Baibu immediately turned pale with fright, and fell backwards. Zhang He waved his hand, and the fierce bandit retreated. He said, "I also see that our army will lose in this battle!"

The horse thieves on the side were all shocked and disagreed one after another.

"However, I didn't expect Liu Zeqing to send troops!" Zhang He looked at the flaming army formation on the opposite side, with resentment in his eyes, and said, "And Yang Yufan, I heard that he was betrayed last year and was ambushed by black pirates." , suffered heavy losses, I didn’t expect that he still had two thousand elite soldiers!”

The morale of the horse thieves on the side was a bit tense, indicating that the officers and soldiers were no match, and their horse team could take it down as soon as they got up.

Zhang He didn't speak, and said: "You are all old brothers who followed me from Shanxi. I, Zhang He, swear, even if I lose this time, I, Zhang He, will never abandon one of you."

"Marshal, what are you talking about? I, Lao Lin, will take my brothers up here. Then Liu Zeqing is just a bunch of useless officers and soldiers." Moved, but also excited.

Liu Zeqing is trash?Wang Baibu, who fell on the ground, sneered, this is the first-class army that can be counted in Daming, how can it be the opponent of you gangsters.

Zhang He waved his hand, and the horse thieves retreated. He encouraged the morale again, saying that he would share weal and woe with everyone. Many of these stubborn horse thieves looked moved and said they would die for him.

With the total death?Wang Baibu sneered even more in his heart. This white-eyed wolf lived and died with you. Those raised by Yu, these old brothers from Shanxi, he has always worn the mask of a loyal brother.

A bandit in black suddenly stepped forward and whispered something in Zhang He's ear. His eyes lit up and he waved his hand. The group of horse thieves retreated. Wang Baibu knew what he meant and walked up to him immediately. In front of him, he wanted to give him advice, but he didn't want to let his subordinates hear what he said.

"There is news from the Zhou family. We will not be blocked on the road! We will go all the way south without hindrance. When the time comes, we will leave the breeding and luggage to Liu Zeqing and let him take it to ask for credit! You can help me!" Send a letter to Li Chuang, hurry up and prepare," Zhang He said.

Wang Youbu was startled. He was shocked when he saw the blood boiling in front of the feeders who were going to die for his loyal brother. He was about to give up on him. He sighed in his heart and waved his hand.

"By the way, I have a new harvest this time." Zhang He raised his right hand, looked at the right arm that was supporting Baibu's empty right arm, and said with resentment in his eyes, "Qin Xiaochuan, let's see how you hide this time." No one can save you, I didn't expect you to be a hundred households in Shun Shunbao."

Seeing the cruel pride on He's face, Wang Baibu on the side felt a little sad. This is the Ming Dynasty. The group of self-proclaimed gentlemen and self-proclaimed loyal ministers in the court hall secretly colluded with the rogues for the benefit of the family. It's ridiculous.

Zhang He touched a letter in his bosom, it was written to him by the Patriarch of the Zhou Family, and there was a section in the middle that begged him. When passing Shun Changbao on the road, Qin Xiaochuan and Baihusuo were lost, and everyone on the road Don't stop it, this is a request added later, he felt strange, originally Liu Zeqing didn't want to fight against his main cavalry rebels, so he released some breeding, and recruited bandits to let the opponent earn military merits, so he could take them with him The main force fled, but he didn't think why the contract of killing Qin Xiaochuan was included in the contract. Could it be that the other party offended the Zhou family?
Hmph, as soon as this side is over, with the elite cavalry team, it only takes one and a half days to reach Qingcheng, kill Qin Xiaochuan, avenge his broken arm, and Chen Xiangyi, with a distorted expression on his face cruel smile.

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Feeding, and the army of bandits has already fought with Liu Zeqing's army.

The red army was like a raging fire. With a burst of shouting, a huge black cloud rose into the sky behind it. It was the archer, with tens of thousands of arrows flying into the sky, like a cloud, which turned into strips Rain, falling like rain.

The army in front of the bandits had no armor, and some of them were bare-chested. In an instant, the bandits fell down row by row like logs.

Reload!There was another burst of shouting, and thousands of gunners below lined up in six rows. The front row was the best at shooting gunners, and the last five rows were responsible for loading and passing the guns. The difference is that in the East, the guns are exchanged back and forth, while in the West, people are used.

Shoot—the officer in bright iron armor let out a shout, there was a loud noise like fried beans in front of him, a cloud of smoke rose, and black straight lines visible to the naked eye appeared in the air.

Puff puff——————The thieves were all shot in the body, and they fell to the ground howling miserably.

Behind the fiery red army formation, on a high platform, a stout man in iron armor, with a face as black as coal, his eyes turned bony, looking at the young general who was also in iron armor beside him, this man was wearing iron armor but his body was thin , with a cold expression on his face, looked at the bandits in the distance, and said coldly: "Liu Zeqing, why don't you let your cavalry outflank the bandits' rear!"

Hearing this man's voice, Liu Ze asked this ruthless man to relax. He was really afraid of the man in front of him, Yang Yufan. After breaking through the siege of gold, rush into the capital!Hearing his shout, he scratched his head quickly, anxious in his heart, how can he say, Lao Tzu's cavalry is on, isn't it against the main force of the thieves, these treasures are missing, you can add to Lao Tzu, he squeezed out a little Xianmei smiled and said: "Hey, Yang Shuai, something is wrong with my cavalry, and this horse has some disease."

"Hum..." Yang Yufan snorted coldly, and said: "If you don't go, I will go." He turned around and shouted angrily: "Cavalry, assemble." He shouted like a thunderstorm.

This Liu Ze was taken aback. Yang Yufan's two thousand cavalry were his servants passed down to him by his father. All of them were elites. The thieves on the opposite side were about to be beaten away. Couldn't they be credited by Yang Yufan? It's over, it's not in vain that he made a deal with the thief leader for a long time.

He hurriedly said: "Don't, don't, Yang Shuai, look at me, my cavalry team, set off immediately, and I won't trouble you."

This Yang Yufan left with a cold snort, and that Liu Zeqing said: "Liu Yuan, you bring someone up." He secretly made another gesture, that is to say, let the opponent's main force go.

As soon as Liu Zeqing's cavalry was dispatched and the bandits raised them, the bandit army collapsed instantly, and the main force of the bandits behind fled directly to the south.

It was originally a one-sided massacre, but because of Liu Zeqing's release of water, thousands of elite thieves retreated to the city behind them.

Yang Yufan are all cavalry, so naturally they can't attack the city, so they can only go to Liu Zeqing, but Liu Zeqing said helplessly, "Oh, the ancients said, the battle of siege is mainly to siege and destroy the enemy's spirit. Food and grass are exhausted, so naturally we can win without a fight, so we have to preserve our strength for Daming." He said this, but in his mind he was thinking about how to waterproof and let the thieves in the city run away.

Yang Yufan was trembling with anger, unable to speak, he glanced at Liu Zeqing coldly, wishing he could draw his sword and look at him directly, but when he thought of the people entrusted by his father, he relaxed, sneered, and did not speak, Walking out of the tent, he could see that this Liu Zeqing was waiting for the opportunity to let the thieves go, in this case, hum!He has a new plan.

After he watched Yang Yufan leave, Liu Zeqing immediately relaxed and frowned even more. How about attacking the city directly?But when he thinks that although there are few rogues in the city, they are all elite horse thieves on the run. If they jump over the wall in a hurry, he will inevitably suffer heavy losses. When they gave up the plan to fight, they had already snatched their luggage. Since this is the case, there is no need to fight desperately, and in the end they will not get any benefits. If they let them go, they can still sell the Zhou family a favor, thinking about what to do in their hearts Letting go of the bandits would also end this fruitful battle.

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