Minister

12【Six Years of Jiankang】

After marching eastward for another two or three days, the army came to the edge of the Ikezhao Mountains. The originally flat land began to become a little wrinkled. A brightly colored scallop, and so many hillocks on top of each other, it's like a swirl of colors flowing out.In April, the prairie began to wake up, and in the sea of ​​flowers, butterflies and various songbirds also became active.

Wei Chi managed to catch a peacock blue one: "Master Xu, look, this butterfly is really big!"

Xu Yue also grabbed a white one: "Master Wei, you are a moth, and I am a butterfly."

Wei Chi took the one in Xu Yue's hand and saw that the two were similar in size, except for the tentacles on the head. The white one was like a stamen, while the peacock blue one looked like two feathers.

"Sir Wei, stop playing, and prepare a tent to shelter from the rain after walking for a while. The moths are flying so low, it might rain soon."

The group of people did not dare to neglect, and quickly found a higher ground to prop up the tent.Not long after it was done, the light rain in the sky turned into heavy rain.The rain is not as cold as before. Although it is coming very hard, you can still feel the tenderness of spring.Small streams of rainwater run through the hollows between the hills.The earth is woven into a huge net by the stream, and this colorful giant net stretches spectacularly, spreading all the way to the horizon.

Xu Yue came over and patted Wei Chi who was staying at the entrance of the tent: "The Yikezhao Mountains are magnificent and colorful. You will see them in the future, so don't be dazed now. The rain won't last long. When the rain stops, we have to Divide the troops forward in two ways. You can take Wang Fu and the others to the northeast, and we will meet up again in the evening."

Xu Yue has taught Wei Chi a lot in the past few days. In addition, all of his subordinates are capable people, so Wei Chi can completely act alone.The closer to Yi Kezhao, the more complicated the route, which is why Xu Yue asked Wang Yunyi for someone in the first place.

After the rain stopped, Xu Yue watched Wei Chi pack his luggage, and checked him carefully before letting him go on the road.In the end, he grabbed Wang Fu and told him to be more careful not to lose the pigeon.

Wei Chi laughed loudly after hearing this: "Master Xu, don't be a mother-in-law, can I fly into the enemy's pot?"

Only then did Xu Yue stop talking, and watched from a distance as Wei Chi's team got on the road before leading his team to the northeast.The road to the northeast was going smoothly, Xu Yue breathed a sigh of relief, after so many years of fighting, he had walked this road dozens of times, but it seemed that he hadn't figured it out yet.This Monan actually looks good, but the products are rather monotonous, villages cannot be built on the grasslands, and the scenery is beautiful but not enough to fill the stomach.It is true that one side of water and soil raises one side of people. Although the scenery here is magnificent, the changeable climate and rivers can only raise sturdy people.After the death of the first emperor, there was a faint voice in the court. They believed that the people of Monan could communicate and that wars could be avoided... Xu Yue sneered, these nerds must have never been to this ghostly place, what is the beauty of it? usefulness?What you can't eat is empty talk.If you want to eat and drink enough, you have to rely on robbing, who to rob?Isn't it necessary to rob the Han people? Can you really drive away the robbers without using a knife or a gun?The lunatics in the Ministry of Industry always feel that the Ministry of War has high expenses, and the idiots in the Ministry of Households think that the Ministry of War has too much food...the Ministry of War did not take it into their pockets, so it was all spent desperately!Hey... What a bitter Yamen.Now the emperor's attitude is unclear, and it is not impossible to win the battle and lose Lier.I have been with General Wang for many years, and I know he is a man who is dedicated to his duties, but unfortunately, the emperor doesn't know what he thinks... This Wei Chi is also unlucky. People can only be Qiu Ba in the end.

Thinking wildly, the sun has already set to the west.

"Come back, the sun is almost ashamed." Xu Yue greeted his subordinates, ready to turn the horse's head.Sudden!A small group of cavalry appeared in the distance.Leather hat! !Xu Yue felt cold in his heart: "Quick! Turn around quickly, there are enemies!"

The fur hats in the distance also noticed the anomaly, and began to move closer.

"Quick! Run!" Xu Yue yelled, what kind of luck is this, I'm afraid I'll lose my head if I stay any longer.

The small team dropped their luggage and retreated quickly.It's more than 40 miles away from Xu Lang's vanguard, so just rely on these few underlings to fight back?There is really no other way but to run.The leather hat quickly recognized Qi Jun's military uniform, and when he saw that there were few people on the other side, he chased after him.

The horses of the Monan people are good, but Mr. Xu's are even better, because they are a small team of explorers, and they have no self-defense ability, so they specially selected good horses as equipment for them.The leather hats chased for a while and found that they couldn't catch up, so they resorted to the move that Qi Jun feared most-shooting arrows.

In a blink of an eye, the two soldiers beside him were shot off their horses.Xu Yue cursed angrily in his heart, there was nothing he could do, this was trying hard!Amidst a shower of arrows, this small group of people gathered and dispersed, scattered and gathered again, like a leaf in the wind, with an uncertain future.

Luck is sometimes reliable. Xu Lang, who has been mistaken by Wei Chi for Xu Yue's nephew, turned the distance of more than 40 miles into twenty miles because of his fast running.Just before Master Xu and his gang were about to be shot down by the enemy, the two teams met.

Seeing that it was getting late, Xu Lang was about to choose a place for the follow-up troops to set up camp, but he saw a group of people coming in a panic from a distance.This anomaly gave way to a natural warrior who immediately became alert.Xu Yue, who was almost running out of breath, saw the rescuers unexpectedly, and shouted excitedly: "Everyone!! We are saved!"

There were 40 or 40 Monan cavalrymen chasing them. Because they had to shoot arrows while running, the team was scattered.Seeing that fewer and fewer people were being chased, he was very proud of himself, but at the moment of pride, the leading cavalryman was dumbfounded: countless cavalrymen appeared from behind the surrounding hills, they were Qi soldiers... ?The poor three or forty people were scattered by enemy troops coming from all directions before they had time to react.Originally, I planned to pick something cheap, but I didn't expect to lose my life.

When the crisis was resolved, Xu Yue excitedly yelled at Xu Lang: "You fucking! I'm about to die, you're still in formation!"

Xu Lang ignored him: "Where is Master Wei?"

Xu Yue wiped his face, he is almost sixty, it is not easy to make such a toss: "Master Wei is going to the northeast, and I have a different way..." In the middle of the sentence, Xu Yue felt a little uneasy: "Take me to see those Monan soldiers just now."

Tossed by Xu Lang's subordinates, none of the more than 30 Monan cavalry remained, and all of them turned into corpses.Xu Yue took a closer look at their military uniforms, and was shocked when he didn't look at them: "This is not Duolun's patrol cavalry...the clothes seem to be... from the law of the law."

Duolun is the last checkpoint to enter the Ikezhao Mountains, and it is the main formation that Monan has been sending troops to guard.According to previous estimates, there should be more than [-] permanent soldiers in this small city, and Rujuelu is located between the capital Ulanqab and Duolun City. It is a strategic buffer zone for garrisoning troops. West can help Duolun.However, the possibility of Juelu soldiers coming to Duolun is very small, because the terrain of Jujuelu is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and it is also very dangerous. Its main function is to protect the capital.There is only one possibility for Rujuelu's soldiers to come to Duolun - Duolun's defense has been strengthened!

Xu Yue was terrified: "General Xu, retreat [-] miles and choose a place to camp! It's not too late! Report it quickly."

After receiving the notification, Wang Yunyi revised the order: "Immediately retreat forty miles, hide in ambush, and do not light the fire after sunset today!"

When the sun went down, Wang Yunyi called Geng Zhuqiu alone: ​​"Wei Chi hasn't come back yet, I think it's probably due to the increase of soldiers."

Geng Zhuqiu frowned: "It seems that King Monan still doesn't want to believe us."

"It doesn't matter, if there are more or less people, you have to fight. Anyway, you will meet whoever should meet in the end."

Geng Zhuqiu nodded: "This subordinate is going to redeploy troops now. It seems that Duo Lun may have to work harder than expected."

Wang Yunyi grabbed Geng Zhuqiu who was about to leave: "What about your leader?"

Geng Zhuqiu was stunned for a moment: "We can send a guerrilla force of more than 30 people, and this time the additional troops will not be less than [-]. Wei Chi and the others, with a dozen of them, went to the northeast direction, and they would die if they encountered them."

Wang Yunyi sighed: "Choose someone who is calm... It's better to look for it, and don't look too far away. It depends on the fate of this young man."

Geng Zhuqiu thought for a while: "There is nothing to choose... Maybe there are only one or two who are willing to go..."

Geng Zhuqiu was wrong. What Wei Chi met was not 5000 people, nor 8000 people... but a total of 5000 people!

After leaving Xu Yue, Wei Chi led his people away for more than an hour.Seeing that the sun was about to set and he was about to go home, Wang Fu had sharp eyes and was the first to notice the abnormality.There was a dark shadow in the northeast. Wei Chi was inexperienced and still in a daze, but the other soldiers became frightened.

"A lot of people! We have to retreat quickly!" A group of people panicked and were about to flee back.

"Don't panic!" Wei Shenling, who usually looks gentle and gentle, suddenly stopped everyone: "Wang Fu, how many is there in the Monan Army? Will we run back like this and just run into the enemy?"

Wang Fuli stood up and looked around immediately: "It looks like there are several thousand of them. They are behind us. If we run back, we may encounter them."

Thousands...Wei Chi thought for a moment: "Everyone form a team! Run forward! Quick!"

run forward?After being cut off by the brigade of enemies, they were placed in the enemy area... a dozen people didn't even bring a few pieces of dry food... this?Some soldiers hesitated.

"What are you still thinking about! Listen to Wei Shenling's order!" Wang Fu calmed down and thought for a while, and felt that what Wei Chi said was reasonable, the enemy army was right in front of him, the time to retreat might not be enough, it must be enough, if he didn't run Get out of the enemy's guerrilla circle, and being discovered is almost certain!At that time, what are these dozens of people still running?Just stand there and be shot into a honeycomb by thousands of people!Although it seemed absurd to run forward, such a run might give some vitality.

The dozens of people under him were panic-stricken. After being yelled at by Wei Chi and Wang Fu, they had no choice but to follow the two officials.

After running for half an hour, Wei Chi suddenly ordered: "Don't run away! Rest!"

Running for half an hour logically wouldn't be tiring, but I was so frightened that I felt a little out of breath after being reminded by Wei Chi. Anyway, the sky is falling and the top of the tall man, so let's rest!

Wei Chi and Wang Fu chattered for a while, then urged everyone to get on the horse: "Run south."

After running south for another half an hour, Wei Chi stopped his horse and chatted with Wang Fu for a while.

This time, Wang Fu rode his horse and ran west alone, while Wei Chi stayed where he was with the rest of the soldiers.In the afterglow of the setting sun, Wei Chi looked at the fifteen young people in front of him, their faces were full of exhaustion and fear.Wei Chi clapped his hands and told them to sit down in a circle.

"Wei Shenling, should we sit facing outward? This way we can see the enemy army coming..." A dark young man stood up cautiously.

"How can you hear me when I'm talking outside?" Wei Chi came over and patted him on the shoulder: "There are no Monan soldiers here, they are marching, and they won't expand the guerrilla circle so much..."

Seeing Wei Chi patting his chest as a guarantee, the young man let go of his hanging heart a little and sat down.The dark young man sat down, and a tall and thin man stood up again: "Wei Canling, did you send Wang Baihu to rescue the soldiers?"

Wei Chi felt that this question was really stupid: "This is the regular army of Monan. I discussed it with Wang Fu. This group of people may be close to [-]. How could General Wang rashly attack tens of thousands of people just to save a dozen of us?" The Monan cavalry?"

The tall and thin man and everyone else were silent in despair. In the silence, they heard a cold voice: "If we want to survive, we must rely on ourselves!"

The night wind began to whistle, and fifteen soldiers of the Qi army, who were also considered battle-tested, looked at the newcomer scholar a little timidly, his eyes glowed green: "I have a wonderful plan..."

An hour later, when night fell, Wang Fu ran back from the east, and just as he got off his horse, he saw the eyes of the fifteen people sitting in the circle glowing green. Wang Fu looked at Wei Chi who was still advocating his "excellent plan" , snickered a bit...you just blow it up, you.

Waiting...waiting, there are no stars in the sky, Wei Chi stroked the leopard's neck and secretly counted the heartbeats.

Four thousand two hundred!Wei Chi opened his eyes and patted the leopard's head: "Beauty, let's go."

A group of people sneaked westward, which was the direction leading to the camp of the Qi army, but it was also the direction leading to the enemy army.The team was not moving fast, and the formation was very tight. The leader was Wang Fu, and Wei Chi was next to Wang Fu.It was so dark that you couldn't see your fingers. After walking for a long time, Wang Fu stabbed Wei Chi with a horsewhip: "My lord, we're here."

Detour, although this is not a bad idea, but it is not a wonderful addition, right?Wang Fu felt that Mr. Wei was quite good at blowing it up, blowing up a group of dejected young men like chicken blood...

Wei Chi stood up and looked around, then whispered to Wang Fu, "Something's wrong!"

Circumvention, of course, must be based on the basis of circumvention...Obviously, the two estimates were wrong. If the group of Monan soldiers is 1...what is the large group behind?

"It seems that there are about fifteen thousand of them..." Wang Fu approached Wei Chi's ear and lowered his voice: "We are dead..."

Wei Chi scratched his ears: "If we don't take advantage of this gap to pass through their marching formation now... we will definitely die."

Wang Fu blinked his eyes, it's not difficult to go through, if only Master Wei and Wang Baihu...

The young men waited eagerly, disturbed by the murmurs of the two officers.

"Get ready!" At last Wei Shenling raised his hand: "Everyone must run quietly and quickly for twenty miles in this quarter of an hour! Be careful! Don't lose anyone!"

Wang Fu thought Wei Chi was crazy...

Fifteen cavalrymen took out an arrow in their mouths according to Wei Canling's previous instructions, and ran after the soldiers in front.Because of being trampled by a large number of cavalry, the road was muddy, and the sound of Monan soldiers and horses still sounded from time to time.Must be fast!When they shrink back and set up camp, they will definitely not be able to get through!Wang Fu, the leader of the team in front, was miserable. Several times, he felt that there were soldiers from Monan running by less than a hundred meters away from him. If anyone farted at this time, they would die... With such a big Helping people run away is really...

At the time of Hai, the bugle sounded in the Monan Army, and they finally finished their day-long march and were ready to set up camp.There are more than a dozen guys covered in mud hiding in a small mountain more than ten miles west of the Monan Camp... They ran for more than half an hour. During the period, there were dangers and dangers. It was too dark to see the road. Several times, he almost passed the Monan cavalry.If it weren't for the arrow in his mouth, many people would have cried and shouted "Oh my god".This mountain depression is only more than ten meters deep. If there is no moon in the sky, people and horses in the depression can be seen more than ten meters away.

"Wei Canling, why don't we keep running?" A small man sneaked up.

"They've set up camp, and we'll be caught by the patrol if we keep running."

"Wei Shenling, what should we do when it's daylight?" A guy covered in mud came over.

"We can't wait until dawn, let's run away in a while."

"Wei Canling, how long is a while." Another one squeezed in.

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Wang Fu watched helplessly as Wei Chi continued to "teach others tirelessly".

"Everyone get together and sleep well, eat some dry food, and you have to eat if you can't eat! Give me a quiet rest, and then I will tell you to run to gain strength." Wei Canling comforted him in a kind tone.

A group of young men quickly obediently stuffed their mouths with cakes.Only then did Wang Fu crawl over and whisper to Wei Chi secretly: "I don't think it will rain tonight. When they fall asleep, we..."

Wei Chi held Wang Fu's hand: "Stop talking... we came together, of course we have to go together!"

Wang Fu desperately shook Wei Chi's hand to express his obedience. He felt that his hands were so cold that he shivered... whatever!Resign yourself to fate!The camp of the Monan cavalry gradually became quiet, and Wang Fu secretly climbed up the mound to spy on the enemy camp.This group of Monan soldiers who appeared from nowhere had strict discipline, and the patrolling cavalry ran back and forth in an orderly manner. The carriages and tents were neatly arranged, and there were no noisy and drinking crowds in the entire camp.It's almost midnight, and although the moon hasn't come out, the air is still dry. If it doesn't rain until Youshi...then...Wang Fu became uneasy. General Wang would definitely not send someone to rescue him. He agreed with Mr. Wei on this point, but he strongly disagreed with dragging such a group of people away.Mr. Wei entered the battlefield for the first time, so naturally he didn't know the rules of survival in this battlefield, and when he had to abandon his son, he had no hesitation and kindness.Faced with such a predicament, it was absolutely correct to abandon a dozen small soldiers and keep one leader, and no one would object to it even in the future.Wei Chi's stubbornness also comes from the dewdrops on these stones. Thinking of this, Wang Fu couldn't help shaking the one next to his hand. The wet moss on it did bring him a little hope of life, but this is not enough... Wang Fu quietly leaned up and looked back at the col. Those idiots were still huddled with Lord Wei...wait another hour...wait another hour.

In the middle of the night, the wind on the grassland became a little bit colder, and Wei Chi's clothes were already soaked in muddy water, but the guys on the left and right insisted on crowding beside him, making it difficult to turn over.Wei Chi sighed, moved his neck reluctantly, and the person next to him finally fell asleep. I really wonder if these people have really been on the battlefield, and they haven't fought the enemy before, so they are like this... Looking at the black paint In the lacquered night sky, Wei Chi thought of Geng Bingwen, Chen Ang, and Yiqing who had been serving him in the Imperial Academy.What are they doing now?If they died on the battlefield like this today...would they...would it be a surprise?Wei Chi couldn't help laughing.Because of the cold, the guys around are still trying to squeeze into the middle... No, no, Wei Chi comforted himself, the moon hasn't come out, and the land is getting wetter... It will rain, it must rain!

After a long time, Wang Fu sneaked down the hillside. The people in the valley were still huddled together. The grassland was very quiet, but if you listened carefully, you could hear the hooves of the patrolling cavalry.Wang Fu cautiously touched the horses, grabbed the reins of one of them, and was about to untie it from the stake when a cold iron object hit his neck——Wang Fu just froze on the spot, standing behind him. Wei Chi started holding a saber.

"Do you think Ben Canling is a scholar? Ben Canling is a general!"

Wang Fu straightened his waist a little nervously, trying to avoid the weapon, but Wei Chi didn't seem to be joking this time, sticking the blade firmly to his neck without giving in at all.Wang Fu was helpless: "Master Wei...the villain has an old mother who has not yet been supported. I hope you will understand me."

Wei Chi sneered: "Just turn around, if you don't realize it, don't blame me for not being sympathetic!"

"My lord, if the villain still has a way, I will definitely not abandon my brother... But, at this moment..."

"It's not your turn to think of a way, all you have to do is follow the orders of the army."

What military order?Isn't it just listening to you?Wang Fu sighed secretly, talking about war on paper, and acting on his own will!If you want to be the leader, you must first learn how to save your life. If you are reluctant to part with more than a dozen people, what else do you want to be the leader?Isn't it what you nerds say that one will succeed and ten thousand bones will die?If it wasn't for these dozen or so people dragging us down, the two of us would have been out of danger long ago, and it would be considered as the end of our kindness. If we don't run away at this time, are we really risking our lives?You nerds, be kind and honest at every turn, don't drag others down if you like death festivals... Wang Fu knew that if he didn't run away at this time, he wouldn't be able to escape Monan's sword if he didn't get hit by Wei Chi, so he just kept grinding like this.

Wei Chi saw that Wang Fu was torturing himself, and smiled secretly in his heart. You kid wants to play shamelessly with me, so you are still tender: "Wang Fu, if you still can't figure it out, don't let me call for help. The soldiers on patrol In fact, it’s less than five miles away from us, and my voice is enough to attract a crowd.”

Wang Fu was taken aback for a moment, and a cold sweat burst into his vest.This madman!It is really the master who wants to risk his life!After thinking about it, I smeared it, and finally knelt down: "The little man knows his mistake..."

Only then did Wei Chi put away his saber: "Go and kneel!"

Wang Fu was afraid that Wei Chi would really get angry, so he didn't dare to quibble, so he obediently stepped aside and knelt down.Wei Chi calmed the horses, and stood in front of Wang Fu holding the handle of the knife, staring at him so that he dared not look up.

A long time... I don't know how long it took, Wang Fu's legs have lost feeling.Suddenly, Wei Chi took a step forward and pulled Wang Fu up from the ground. Wang Fu staggered and couldn't stand still. He was dizzy and heard a sentence.

"It's raining!"

Only then did he raise his head in a daze, the night wind whistled and sent the cold raindrops to his mouth, Wang Fu smacked: "It's... raining!"

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ps: Because I have something to do tomorrow morning, I will update the chapter that will be updated at [-]:[-] tomorrow morning, and the old rules will be updated at [-]:[-] pm~~~ Sorry

There are many people who educate Wei Chi from the standpoint of their predecessors, but just as there are always many "seniors" who like to "educate" us in reality-they are not necessarily right.

The benevolent sees the benevolent and the wise sees wisdom. Comrade Wang Fu, a veteran and skilled worker, has a very good way of life

Populus euphratica, a very peace-loving and caring person, but he is more at ease with the situation

Du Yun, a macho man, has many good qualities that a leader should have, and he has a high emotional intelligence

Xu Yue is more fierce than the hunk above, other aspects remain to be seen...and so on.

Different people have different attitudes towards life, Comrade Wei Chi will have a choice to learn~~~~

Well, after being serious, let me announce that a girl will appear in the last chapter of this week's update~~~ Next week, the identity of the mysterious girl will be revealed~~~ Hehehe, Piaoyuan