Finest Servant

"What's going on?" Xu Zhiqing, who was standing on the city tower and watching the exercise with Xu Wei and Li Tai, saw the situation in front of her. She couldn't help frowning slightly, and asked in a low voice, "Didn't you say that there are thousands of people on both sides? Why did General Su suddenly have so many people here?"

Xu Wei was also puzzled, glanced at Li Tai, the old general's weathered face showed no expression at all, and said solemnly: "Everything is close to actual combat, any accident is normal, and war will not be conditional. In this regard, Su Mubai has done a good job, so Lin San is afraid that he will suffer."

Xu Zhiqing gritted her teeth, and she told Lin San personally that there were thousands of people on both sides participating in the battle, but in the blink of an eye, Su Mubai had changed five times as many troops. After reporting the information, Lin San was in danger. She was in a trance, could Lin San hold on to it for a while?

The emperor heard a few people talking, and immediately said with great interest: "Oh? Xu Aiqing, Li Aiqing, according to what you said, this change of troops and horses was actually made by Su Mubai temporarily? Are you not aware of it?"

Li Tai clasped his fists and said: "Report to the emperor, soldiers, tricks, Su Mubai's move is in line with the principles of military use, and it is also beyond everyone's surprise. I am afraid that this actual battle will be very lively."

With a slight smile on the emperor's face, he nodded and said, "Those who achieve great things don't stick to the details. Su Mubai can have such a trick, but it's not in vain that I put him next to the old general to study. It's very good, very good. Okay. Xu Aiqing, do you think Su Mubai is better than the odd man you recommended?"

Xu Wei pondered for a while, then clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, Su Zhuangyuan's use of soldiers is amazing, and he is indeed outstanding. But the person recommended by Wei Chen is not that easy to be defeated. I am afraid that this battle will be fought. ."

"Fight. Fight well." The emperor laughed loudly, with a mysterious smile in his eyes: "You Aiqings, there is such an unexpected situation in today's military exercises, so that I can witness my Dahua Xiongshi real sword with my own eyes. The battle of real guns is rare to see in a hundred years, so let's just wait and see what happens here." Seeing that the emperor was in high spirits, all the ministers responded with a bang, and turned their attention to the school grounds.

Xu Wei glanced anxiously into the distance, and saw that Su Mubai's 5,000 soldiers and horses were in stable formation in the distance, densely packed, attacking the opposite side like a tide. Although Lin San was at a disadvantage, the army was neat and tidy and did not move blindly. A little hope rose in his heart: Brother Lin. Don't let me down.

Seeing Xu Zhiqing's worried face, Li Tai said, "Girl Zhiqing, look at this battle, whether Su Mubai won or Lin San won."

Xu Zhiqing was silent, and after a long while, she said: "Who wins and who loses, Zhiqing does not dare to make a decision. I only know one thing, even if Su Mubai wins, it will definitely be a tragic victory."

Xu Wei glanced at Xu Zhiqing, nodded and smiled and said: "Zhi'er, you have seen this Lin San thoroughly. This person behaves in an eclectic manner,

There are surprises everywhere. "He turned to Li Tai and said, "General Li, let's bet on the host." Today, if Lin San can win, I will invite you to my house for three days of wine. "

Li Tai hadn't spoken yet, but the emperor listened with relish and smiled: "Xu Aiqing, listening to what you said, is it because you don't have confidence in the strange person you recommended. Instead, you are optimistic about Su Mubai? Why don't you give up the money ?"

Xu Wei shook his head and said: "No, no. The old minister is eager to sell this drink. If Lin San wins, I will lose my old money. I am willing to invite all my colleagues to drink for ten days and ten nights."

The emperor smiled and said: "This is really interesting. Xu Aiqing, you are the host, you should also count me as one. I also want to go to your house to taste the dusty daughter Hong."

Everyone laughed in one sentence, but Xu Zhiqing blushed. The daughter, Hong, which Xu Wei treasured, was specially used for marrying her daughter. Unfortunately, Xu Zhiqing had a poor face, and before she even got through the door, the husband-in-law who had never met before died in battle, and this daughter, Hong, would never be able to open again.

The emperor's remarks were deliberately making fun of the female military division, and everyone listened happily, only Li Tai shook his head and sighed. It was the Li family's fault to miss Xu Zhiqing's life. He glanced at Xu Zhiqing and sighed: "Zhi'er, if you have someone you like, then bring it up with your uncle, who will protect you as a matchmaker. You are the daughter of Lao Xu's family and my Li Tai's daughter. We It must be beautiful and bright, and I will marry you."

Xu Zhiqing's face turned slightly red, and she smiled generously: "Thanks to the emperor and Uncle Li for their love. Zhiqing is obsessed with all things, and has no nostalgia for this daughter's affairs. My Xu family's fine wine, I invite you to drink it freely."

"Look—" Xu Wei was looking at the battlefield in the distance, and suddenly he let out a scream, which attracted everyone's attention. When everyone's eyes turned, they turned to look at the school ground, and saw the flag of Lin Sanjun was fluttering, and the figure was shaking. Akira, Lin San started to move.

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Hearing Lin Wanrong's voice, Hu Bugui and Du Xiuyuan raised their heads and looked up, only to see dust and sand flying on the school ground, a mass of people's heads, and in the roar of thousands of horses, countless people's heads were rushing towards them.

"***, at least 5,000 people." Hu Bugui said with a grin, a flash of excitement flashed in his eyes: "This time there is a fight, and the champion will still play this hand, it's not a slap in the face. ."

This is the first time Li Wuling has seen such a big scene. Although he is young, he is from a family in the military. When he saw the situation in front of him, he waved the long knife in his hand, the horse neighed and shouted excitedly: "Fight! , have fun."

These two are war madmen, Du Xiuyuan gave a wry smile, he is good at strategy, calm and calm in the face of things, seeing the opponent in front of him five times more than himself, aggressive and violent, he looked at Lin Wanrong worriedly, and said lightly: "General, what's wrong? manage?"

***, this surnamed Su looks gentle, but I didn't expect to be a master of secret fighting, Lin Wanrong swallowed his saliva, moistened his dry throat, and asked: "Brother Du, if we fight them recklessly, we will What are the odds?"

Du Xiuyuan and Hu Bugui practiced with their opponents on weekdays. They knew their battle strength deeply, and after hearing the words, they pondered: "With one enemy against two, my brothers will win. ."

"There is no problem with one enemy and three." Hu Bugui said firmly: "General Lin, there is no coward under my command who is afraid of death."

For a militant like Hu Bugui, Lin Wanrong naturally dared not listen to his words, but Du Xiuyuan's words were a bit more accurate. Lin Wanrong introduced the last-place elimination system, which has been faithfully implemented by Hu Bugui and Du Xiuyuan. This almost cruel and inhumane method has a great effect on improving the sergeant's combat power. But the sergeant on the other side is also the elite of Dahua, so he must not be careless.

Taking advantage of the gap between several people's contemplation, Lin Wanrong looked around and saw Su Mubai's 5,000 people. There were at least a thousand and a half of the strange soldiers, the horses neighed, the long swords were swung, and they charged at the forefront. The formation was condensed but not scattered, and the formation was strong. It was obvious that it had been practiced for a long time and the formation was skilled. There were countless spear battalions behind, followed by the cavalry, the formation was rigorous, and the soldiers were mighty. The distance between the cavalry battalion and the foot battalion is several tens of meters.

Seeing thousands of cavalry charging ahead, Lin Wanrong gritted his teeth. Damn, fortunately, I was also the ancestor of playing tricks. Li Sheng had already prepared something, otherwise he would have been trampled by the Su man this time.

"Li Sheng -" Lin Wanrong shouted loudly.

"The end will be—" Li Sheng rushed over, panting, the expression on his face was both excited and excited. Behind him were hundreds of people and horses, pulling dozens of carts. The carts were full of thick hay, which was actually food for the war horses.

"Brother Li, I won't say anything more. The honor and death of thousands of my brothers are in your hands." Lin Wanrong said with a sigh. Hu Bugui and Du Xiuyuan looked at each other, what does General Lin mean? Are you going to let the Divine Machine Camp rush to kill this time?

Li Sheng bowed his head and said, "The general has no plans, he plans to take precautions, and the general is convinced at the end." [Heaven's Kiss]

Lin Wanrong smiled and didn't explain. With a straight face, he shouted loudly: "Where is the magic camp?"

Hundreds of archers lined up to form a battle formation, armed with strong bows, lined up in front of the formation, their eyes blazing, facing thousands of rival cavalry charging.

Hu Bugui and Du Xiuyuan's expressions changed drastically. How could these hundreds of shooters resist the charge of the enemy's thousand cavalry? General Lin must be crazy.

"General Lin—" The impatient Hu Bugui was about to speak, and Lin Wanrong waved his hand: "Forbidden, obey the command, and prepare the archer."

More than 100 archers stretched their bows and set up arrows. Seeing the cavalry galloping at the speed of the wind, they entered the shooting range of the arrows in a blink of an eye.

Hundreds of arrow branches shot at the charging cavalry like a rain of locusts. The arrows used in actual combat are blunt and non-polished, not sharp, and their lethality is extremely limited. The soldiers of the Shenji Battalion in Li Shengjun were all outstanding archers out of a hundred. This shower of arrows was extremely accurate, and half of them were in the eyebrows of the riding horse. Hundreds of war horses neighed, their front hooves softened and they fell to the ground under the pain. Dozens of knights fell off their horses, and the sound of mourning continued.

"Good fight." Li Wuling shouted excitedly. It was the first time he saw this actual battle scene, and it was a child's habit, so naturally he was extremely happy. Du Xiuyuan, Hu Bugui and the others were still worried. This method of shooting the horse's eyes was learned by Hu Bugui from the Hu people. Together with the magic archers from the Shenji Camp, although the effect was good, the opponent had at least a thousand people. Five hundred cavalry, hundreds of damage, can not hurt the bones, but can stimulate their murderous aura.

Sure enough, the opponent's cavalry folded for a while, and seemed to be fierce, and the rush to kill was even more urgent, but the formation changed during the run, from horizontal to vertical, causing the shooter to lose the target, and the arrows of the Shenji Battalion suddenly lost. power. After a round of arrows was fired, the opponent's cavalry suffered limited damage.

"Come on—" The oncoming cavalry shouted majestically, and the horses were flying, from vertical to horizontal, rushing in like a rising tide.

"Go back, Li Sheng-" Lin Wanrong roared and ordered.

"Order." Li Sheng, who was ready to go, had already led his soldiers to prepare. Hearing General Lin's order, hundreds of cavalry soldiers urged their horses and pulled the carriage to deliver food and grass. A haystack barrier has been placed in front of the opposing cavalry.

The food and grass had just been placed, and the opponent's cavalry had already rushed over. Li Sheng shouted in panic: "Retreat, quickly retreat!"

Hundreds of cavalrymen in the Lin Sanjun Army are indeed forbidden. As soon as he heard the general's order to retreat, he jumped on the war horse like a fly, and ran away with the horse. Although the posture was extremely skilled, it was used for escaping, which is really regrettable.

The emperor and ministers above the tower saw the situation clearly. This Lin San was too unbearable. After a round of arrows, he retreated in a hurry. Can it stop Su Mubai's iron cavalry? It's too childish.

Everyone's eyes fell on Xu Wei. Xu Dashi was extremely knowledgeable and had a unique vision, but today he was looking out for him. He tried his best to recommend such an incompetent character to the emperor, which was really disappointing.

"Li Aiqing, how is Su Mubai's use of troops this time? Is there any omission?" The emperor's eyes fell on the two sides fighting in the distance, but he asked Li Taidao next to him.

Li Tai shook his head and said: "Su Mubai's use of troops this time is a typical military book of warfare. It is well applied. The cavalry formation changes quickly, the impact is powerful, and the speed of the battalion is also good, but—"

On this city wall, there are not many who understand the art of war. Li Tai is the number one general of Dahua. He has experienced thousands of battles, and how rich his experience is. There is nothing wrong with what he said.

Hearing his praise for Su Mubai, the emperor nodded slightly, and then listened to his turning tone, and smiled: "Old general, why are you still being so polite when you give advice to a younger generation? Even if you say it."

Li Tai stared for a while and said, "The only shortcoming is that the distance between the cavalry and the infantry battalion is a little too far. According to the military book, this distance is not wrong. But according to the experience of the old minister's actual combat It seems that this move is very inappropriate. In such plain operations, the infantry battalion and the cavalry battalion should be more closely connected to prevent the cavalry from being blocked by the enemy and completely wiped out. Xu girl, what do you think?"

The emperor smiled and glanced at Xu Zhiqing. Miss Xu bowed and said, "Uncle Li's opinion, Zhiqing fully agrees. Today's battle is likely to lead to ups and downs."

The emperor nodded and said, "After talking about Su Mubai, let's talk about the strange man recommended by Xu Aiqing. Li Aiqing, how do you think he behaved?"

Li Tai glanced at the haystack standing in front of the cavalry from a distance, shook his head and said, "Lin San is doing this, the old minister can't understand it. This haystack separates the soldiers, it is not the art of war in any military book. , but judging from the situation on the field, one thing is certain—"

"What can be certain?" The emperor listened to the old general's analysis of the battle situation, but he was amused and said anxiously.

Li Tai smiled and said: "Xu girl, tell me." All the ministers and the emperor's eyes fell on Xu Zhiqing, and even the taciturn King Cheng listened to Xu Zhiqing's words.

Miss Xu smiled slightly and said, "In the midst of frequent wars, there are only two possibilities for Lin San's haystacks to block the troops and leave without a battle."

The emperor smiled bitterly and said, "Girl from the Xu family, you shouldn't hang on to my appetite any more. I'd better keep that daughter of your family, Hong, for you."

Everyone laughed, Xu Zhiqing blushed, and said softly, "If it's not that Lin San is incompetent, then he's showing the enemy's weakness and plotting to make a comeback."

Conspiracy behind? Everyone was surprised for a while, how powerful these food and grass can be, not to mention that Lin San has already retreated with his entire army, could it be that there are living people hidden in the food and grass.

"Boom--" "Boom--" In the two bangs, the ground shook and the mountains shook, the earth under the city wall was shaking, and the emperor's tent was shaking slightly.

"Who fired the cannon? Escort, escort quickly—" The ministers were shocked and shouted loudly. Several bodyguards rushed to the emperor's side and protected him.

Xu Wei, Li Tai and other people who had led the troops were still standing still. The emperor smiled and said, "Why are you guarding? This is a real battle. Isn't it normal to shoot two cannons?" He looked into the distance, but saw There was a fire on the opposite side, and Lin San's soldiers and horses were nowhere to be seen.

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Su Mubai's cavalry came very fast, and in the blink of an eye, they were in front of the forage cart. Seeing Lin San's sergeant abandoning the cart, a trace of contempt flashed in the eyes of the cavalry soldiers. Thousands of people and horses rushed past, and the hay full of carts was washed away, forming a long grass line, which was very spectacular. In the blink of an eye, the cavalry had broken through the hay line of defense and rushed straight towards the Lin Sanjun.

"Boom—" A shrill scream suddenly sounded, and the huge cannonball, like it had eyes, was falling on the haystack behind the cavalry, and the haystack instantly burned.

Su Mubai's cavalry thousand households suddenly broke out in cold sweat. This was a military exercise, not an actual battle. Lin San dared to shoot like this. Could he be crazy?

Before I could finish thinking, there was another loud noise, but the haystack exploded sharply, a violent explosion sounded like a continuous cannon, and a rolling heat wave came over the surface, and in an instant, the hay exploded. The pile exploded and burned violently, forming a long sea of ​​fire, which instantly separated the riding camp and the walking camp in two.

Dynamite! Thousands of riding camp households instantly understood the reason. There were layers of explosives hidden in the haystack. In order to show the enemy's weakness, Lin San deliberately abandoned the hay, just to make himself and others give up their vigilance. The explosives are then ignited by artillery fire. Damn, is this still a drill? Lin San is killing people!

The searing heat wave came, and the charging horse felt the rolling fire behind its buttocks, and suddenly let out a long cry, let go of its four hooves, and rushed forward desperately. These were originally well-trained warhorses. Normally, they could be retracted and released with ease by pulling the reins. But now, facing the raging fire behind them, even if the knights broke the reins, they could not hold back the horses. Thousands of horses rushed forward like crazy.

The dozens of war horses that led the charge rushed forward, took a few steps forward, stumbled under their hooves, bent their front legs, and their heads fell. He fell to the ground.

"Stopping the horse rope!!" Qianhu was shocked, really afraid of whichever one would come. With a long knife, he desperately grabbed the reins, and shouted: "Stop moving forward, stop moving forward, tripping horse rope ahead!"

Thousands of knights naturally knew the power of tripping horse ropes, but in the face of the fire that intensified the burning behind, the usually extremely tame war horses had already gone mad. Hundreds of war horses rushed forward together and fell before the ropes. Unable to hold back the horse's momentum, he jumped high, stepped on his companions in front, and fell to the ground one after another. The steed, which was barely holding on to the reins, let out a violent neigh, with its front legs raised high, almost perpendicular to the ground, and threw the cavalry, who usually depended on each other for life, heavily. For a while, people turned on their backs and mourned everywhere, and the scene was extremely tragic.

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Du Xiuyuan looked at the situation in front of him and couldn't bear it for a while. After all, this is his own brother. Although he won't die, this kind of traumatic injury will not last for a month, and he is afraid that he will not be able to recover.

Lin Wanrong also understands his mood, so how can he bear it? But this is actual combat. Today, I have shown mercy. If not, the cavalry in this battle, with ropes in front and fire in the back, has become the living target of the archers. If you want to destroy them, it will be easy.

He patted Du Xiuyuan on the shoulder and said with a wry smile: "Brother Du, just treat us as barbarians. This way, my heart will feel better. These brothers are injured now, but they have learned from experience and lessons. When you get to the sturdy Hu people, you can bleed less, don't you think?"

Du Xiuyuan said with a hearty smile: "General Lin is absolutely right, just treat us as villains and teach them a lesson. Du Mou admits to be familiar with military books, but he is not your opponent when it comes to strategy. There is hidden explosives in it, and only you, General Lin, dare to make it. It's just that we fired a cannon in front of the emperor today, which is disrespectful, will it cause any trouble?"

Lin Wanrong shook his head and said, "I'm not sure about this. Anyway, I just fought like this. Is it possible to see me being wiped out by my opponent's dumplings?"

Du Xiuyuan thought carefully, but some of his questions were really out of concern. He nodded helplessly and said, "It's time to fire the gun, but there is still something to worry about at the end."

Lin Wanrong smiled and said, "Do you mean to ask, if I fire a cannon, will Su Mubai fire a few cannons for us?"

"That's right." Du Xiuyuan nodded and said, "Since we are ahead, he will not be soft-hearted."

Lin Wanrong smiled and said: "I'm just gambling, betting that he doesn't dare to shoot. We lit the gun, but only burned straw. So far, I haven't really fought with them. He is a scholar, Thinking of becoming an official again, he doesn't have the slightest scruples like us. If he really dares to open fire, then we will be finished with his 1,500 cavalry. Although he won the victory, he kills innocent people indiscriminately and treats soldiers like soldiers. Caojiao, when this reputation spreads, how do you lead troops, how do you become an official? If you were him, would you dare?"

This is human nature. Du Xiuyuan sighed helplessly. General Lin looked at people, but he was holding it on seven inches. Based on this, who could compare to him?